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A “shortcut” is a quicker or more direct way of getting to a destination or achieving a goal. (It’s faster than the route you would normally or that you had planned to take.)
It’s like finding a faster route that saves time and effort compared to the usual or longer path. Long ago, the only way to get from Asia to the east coast of North or South America was by sailing around Cape Horn. But the Panama Canal opened in 1914, offering a shortcut.