shorten
verb (used with object)
is shortening
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present progressiveof shorten (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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WWE has announced it is shortening its flagship Raw programme from three hours to two hours after 12 years.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2024
MLB also is shortening the pitch clock with runners on base by two seconds to 18 and further reducing mound visits in an effort to speed games.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 21, 2023
According to the announcement, the company is shortening the amount of time it takes to accrue vacation days from one full year to 90 days.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 7, 2023
Warmer weather in the fall and spring is shortening that production season, since higher temperatures can warp the plants and leave them more susceptible to disease.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 23, 2023
There is shortening to the extent of from 11/2 to 2 inches, the trochanter being displaced above Nélaton's line, and lying nearer to the anterior superior iliac spine than on the normal side.
From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Alexander Miles
