Gravity can stretch spacetime to make the distance light has to travel longer than in an unaltered "flat" universe. But can it also shrink, causing a photon to

Gravity can stretch spacetime to make the distance light has to travel longer than in an unaltered "flat" universe. But can it also shrink, causing a photon to arrive at a destination in a shorter time? And I don't mean a wormhole, which requires tearing in a topological sense.