shorten

to make something shorter in an important or noticeable way

to make something much shorter

to make something much shorter

to make something shorter in a very sudden and noticeable way

to make something shorter in a severe and radical way

to make something a little shorter

used to specify the amount or duration by which something is shortened

used with 'from' to indicate the endpoint of a reduction

used with 'to' to indicate the starting point of a reduction