This term refers to stopping a process before it has finished.
Example: This project is not going well, so let's short-circuit our current approach and develop a new one.
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(A) When a person wants to meet with you next week.
(B) An email sent to schedule a meeting with the option to either accept or decline the meeting at the scheduled time.
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Date: 10/25/2021
Word: Close It Out
Definition: To mark something as completed.
Example: This task has been fixed, so let's close it out within the task tracker.
"Short-circuit." Jargonism.com Dictionary, https://jargonism.com/words/562. Accessed 10/25/2021.