Reducing Compound Prepositions

The fourth step to being more concise is to reduce compound prepositions. Compound prepositions are phrases that can be shortened into a single word. You can shorten the phrase into a single word and still say the same thing just in a more efficient way. Here are some examples of how to shorten a compound preposition into one word:

• At a later date  =  later
• At this point in time  =  now 
• Until such time as  =   until
• As to whether or not  =  whether 

Doing this can reduce the amount of words significantly and make your writing more time efficient for you and the reader. 

Reference:

M.Guffey, K.Rhodes, P.Rogin. Business communication process and product. pg. 179