ˌʌp tə ðə pɹˈɛzənt tˈaɪm, ðɪ ɛkspɹˈɛʃən kˈʌɾɪŋ ɪn dʒˈæz ɪz sˈʌmtaɪmz jˈuːzd, sˈʌmtaɪmz fɐsˈiːʃəsli, tə klˈeɪm ɐ nˈuː mjuːzˈɪʃənz tˈɛknɪkəl suːpˌiəɹɪˈɔːɹᵻɾi ˌoʊvɚɹ ɐnˈʌðɚ.
Up to the present time, the expression cutting in jazz is sometimes used, sometimes facetiously, to claim a new musician's technical superiority over another.