cut time

noun

: duple or quadruple time with the beat represented by a half note

Examples of cut time in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The ancient Chinese martial art increased total sleep time by more than 50 minutes, reduced time spent awake after falling asleep by over half an hour, and cut time to fall asleep by around 25 minutes, according to the analysis. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 17 July 2025

But Ok believes the fastest way to cut time between the floor and the timer panel (the final move that athletes must touch in order to complete the route) is to spend as little time touching the wall as possible. —Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 7 Aug. 2024

The changes will cut time spent getting tickets and dropping bags to five minutes or less. —Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 Apr. 2023

Gun threats eat into limited police resources and cut time out of learning. —Yana Kunichoff, The Arizona Republic, 17 Apr. 2024

Buy bagged kale that’s pre-washed and pre-chopped to cut time. —Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 16 Apr. 2024

An online summit can cut time spent together – and reduce the optics of solidarity between participants. —Simone McCarthy, CNN, 4 July 2023

As a junior, Edson drastically cut times and helped Liberty’s 4x800 relay to a second-place finish at states. —Anthony Maluso, Baltimore Sun, 2 July 2023

During the pandemic, Murthy’s report found, people tightened their groups of friends and cut time spent with them. —Ted Anthony, Anchorage Daily News, 16 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

1951, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for cut time

• airtime
• bedtime
• daytime
• downtime
• enzyme
• halftime
• lifetime
• longtime
• lunchtime
• mealtime
• meantime
• nighttime