最近很多餐厅都缩短了营业时间。

Zuìjìn hěn duō cāntīng dōu suōduǎn le yíngyè shíjiān.

Recently, many restaurants have shortened their business hours.

我们需要缩短等待的时间。

Wǒmen xūyào suōduǎn děngdài de shíjiān.

We need to shorten the waiting time.

他想缩短项目的执行时间。

Tā xiǎng suōduǎn xiàngmù de zhíxíng shíjiān.

He wants to shorten the execution time of the project.