cutting corners

A form of cut corners — To bypass a prescribed route so as to gain competitive advantage or to circumvent traffic signals or other rules of the road.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of cut corners
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APA

cutting corners. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20corners

MLA

“cutting corners.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20corners. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cutting corners,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cutting%20corners.

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