缩短

新高铁缩短了两个城市之间的距离。

Xīn gāotiě suōduǎn le liǎng gè chéngshì zhījiān de jùlí.

The new high-speed rail has shortened the distance between the two cities.

我们需要缩短会议时间。

Wǒmen xūyào suōduǎn huìyì shíjiān.

We need to shorten the meeting time.

这项技术大大缩短了生产周期。

Zhè xiàng jìshù dàdà suōduǎn le shēngchǎn zhōuqī.

This technology has considerably shortened the production cycle.