shortcutting
Skipping the route
Shortcutting is taking a shorter or quicker route, whether literally or figuratively.
You might shortcut through a parking lot to avoid traffic, or shortcut a process by skipping steps: He's been shortcutting the safety protocols.
The word often carries a whiff of corner-cutting—getting results faster but perhaps less thoroughly.
Avoid by going around
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
- evadeEscape by cunning
skirt · leapfrog · skip · bypass · dodge · outmaneuver · end-run · skirting
Reducing required duration
- expediteSpeed up a process
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
- accelerateIncrease in velocity
quicken · speedup · optimize · simplify · automate · batch · macro · template
circumvent
Avoid by going around
- sidestepEvade by moving aside
- workaroundMakeshift bypass of difficulty
- detourAlternate path around obstruction
evade · skirt · leapfrog · skip · bypass · dodge · outmaneuver · end-run · skirting · backdoor
time-saving
Reducing required duration
- expediteSpeed up a process
- fast-trackAccelerate a process
- streamlineRemove unnecessary elements
accelerate · quicken · speedup · optimize · simplify · automate · batch · macro · template · preset
route
Path from A to B
backroad · passage · trail · lane · backway · direct · beeline · diagonal
keyboard
Array of input keys
command · keybinding · alt · combo · keystroke · automation · script · batch · toolbar · icon
- trespassingtrespasser, criminal trespass, illegal entry, unlawful entry, no trespassing
- racing penaltiesdisqualification, time penalty, penalty points, black flag, drive-through
shortcuttingtaking the long way
Traveling indirectly to destination
detouring · circumnavigating · meandering · going out of one's way · wandering
shortcuttinggoing the extra mile
Surpassing what's asked
paying one's dues · persevering · painstaking · laboring · grinding
short, cutting, shortcut, cutter, shortcuts, cuttings, cutters, cuttable, short-cuts