1.
shortening, reduction, curtailment
Making something shorter in time, length, or duration. Used for work hours, distances, processes, and similar measurable things.
労働時間を短縮する。
To reduce working hours.
新しい道路のおかげで通勤時間が短縮された。
Commuting time was reduced thanks to the new road.
会議の時間を短縮するために、事前に資料を配布することにした。
We decided to distribute materials in advance to shorten meeting times.
USAGE:
Used transitively (短縮する = to shorten) or in the passive (短縮される = to be shortened). Also used as a noun modifier: 短縮版 (abbreviated version), 短縮URL (shortened URL).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 時間を短縮する: to shorten time
- 営業時間の短縮: reduction of business hours
- 短縮営業: shortened business hours
- URL短縮: URL shortening
- 工期を短縮する: to shorten the construction period
CONTRAST:
- 延長: extension, lengthening (the opposite)