cut back

verb

1. return in time

   verb.motion

   Examples

   The film cut back to an earlier event in the story.

   Synonyms flash back

   Source: WordNet 3.0

2. cut down on; make a reduction in

   verb.change

   Examples

   The employer wants to cut back health benefits.

   Synonyms bring down cut cut down reduce trim trim back trim down

   Source: WordNet 3.0

3. cultivate, tend, and cut back the growth of

   verb.contact

   Synonyms clip crop dress lop prune snip trim

   Source: WordNet 3.0

4. place restrictions on

   verb.change

   Synonyms curb curtail restrict

   Source: WordNet 3.0