The phrase "cutting down the time" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use this phrase when referring to anything that would reduce the amount of time spent on a task or process, or to express the idea of making something faster or more efficient. For example: "We can improve our workflow by cutting down the time it takes to complete each task."
By using this ITS2 PCR assay, the three-step procedure is reduced to two cutting down the time and cost involved.
Given the abundance of meetings in the corporate world, few people mind when one is shorter than anticipated — so cutting down the time is another way to manage an overcrowded gathering.
Given the chronic shortage of money to maintain and expand infrastructure, city officials expect the maps to make department workers more efficient by cutting down the time spent retrieving them.
The chain fears Disney's proposals would inevitably lead to a standard 12-week window for most films in the UK, cutting down the time during which cinemas can make money.
The results indicate that the repository cache is very effective in cutting down the time required to check multiple virtual machines for updates.
Intel is cutting down the time between major Pentium chip introductions, thereby raising the ante for its competitors worldwide, who are falling further behind.
Last week, for the first time in recorded history, a collection of Paris models was flown across the Atlantic, cutting down the elapsed time between the showing of the French original and the ultimate $7.50 copy by several days.
The New Yorker, August 19 , 1939P. 11 Last week, for the first time in recorded history, a collection of Paris models was flown across the Atlantic, cutting down the elapsed time between the showing of the French original and the ultimate $7.50 copy by several days.
The main goal consists in cutting down the computational time required for the repeated number of analyses in order to assess the impact of the uncertainties.
The company hopes cutting down the wait time between order and delivery will encourage consumers to buy more online.
I took a chance and hired a small darkroom in St Pancras to be closer to Fleet Street, cutting down the delivery time.
