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verb

streamline

to make a process more efficient by simplifying or eliminating unnecessary steps

In a sentence

Six example sentences with streamline, each labelled with its topic.

  • Restaurants streamline the dinner rush by prepping every sauce at noon, so the line only sears and plates.

    Cooking

  • The clinic streamlined intake by letting patients fill out their history at home, cutting waiting room time nearly in half.

    Medicine

  • The council voted to streamline permit approval, replacing four separate hearings with a single meeting every second Tuesday.

    Politics

  • The founders streamlined onboarding to a single screen, and the share of visitors who finished signing up doubled in a week.

    Startups

  • The bank streamlined mortgage approval by pulling tax records directly, so a decision now arrives in days instead of weeks.

    Finance

  • The new coach streamlined the playbook to eight sets, and the offense finally ran without players glancing at the bench.

    Basketball

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