to short-circuit
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6.1
- verb
- /ˈʃɔrtˌsɜrkɪt/
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- To save time, we can short-circuit the usual approval process and get straight to the implementation.
- short-circuit the process
- try to short-circuit
But where it gets off track is where we think we can short circuit a proven process.
- But where it gets off track is where we think we can short circuit a proven process.
- What that means is there is one simple trick that short circuits all of this.
- And so using cold in that situation might short circuit my progress.
- There might be people who would argue that we could just short circuit this in some way.
- So you, you like, it's like you short circuit and panic just goes to numbness, just disconnection.
- Put simply, covering the body in cold or immersing the body in cold after training can short circuit or prevent the hypertrophy or muscle growth response.
- And then from there, will it actually short circuit?
- And usually when you do any one of these things, the next thing that you remember is that you're waking up in the morning because you were able to short circuit.
Examples
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The flood of fear that we experience at the prospect of failure actually short-circuits our conscious, deliberative thought process—ironically the very rationality we seek to maintain—and drives us toward "fight or flight."
Fiction book (2002) -
Attempts at repression don't tend to actually change minds, but they certainly do short-circuit honest discussion and promote tedious groupthink.
Blog text (12) -
And so using cold in that situation might short circuit my progress.
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There might be people who would argue that we could just short circuit this in some way.
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But there is one way on YouTube at least to short circuit this effect.
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But where it gets off track is where we think we can short circuit a proven process.
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You know, all of these things can like short circuit that kind of automatic process.
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This usually short-circuits such conversations and provides a model for healthy communication.
Academic text (1997) -
In his argument, the problem with option #1 is that it would short-circuit the process of financial intermediation.
Blog text (23) -
Knowing that a program to install the exiles would not make it through the interagency process, Pentagon officials sought to short-circuit the process.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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4.7
To avoid dealing with a problem by using a different method
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4.2
Avoid doing something difficult or needed by finding a clever way
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3.5
Find another way to avoid a difficult rule or task
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3.5
Stop something earlier than planned
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9.1
Prevent a problem or need by acting before it happens
To stop something before it finishes
How Direct
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Etymology
Short-circuit is also used for people and processes and comes from the same electrical idea of short and circuit: a 'short' path that skips the normal loop. So to short-circuit a process is to skip steps or take a shortcut that stops things happening in the right order.