# cut to the chase

> English word · Verb

## Definitions
1. To get to the point; to get on with it; to state something directly.

## Etymology
From cinema usage: to cut (edit a film) so as to get to the exciting part.
Also, preceded by Chaucer c.1400, "The Wife of Bath's Tale"- "And shortly forth this tale for to chace" (To cut a long story short).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cut-to-the-chase