cut short

idiom

: to end (something) earlier than expected

We had to cut our vacation short.

The speech was cut short.

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Before the trial was cut short, the defense argued that as an actor, Baldwin was not responsible for gun safety on set, and could not have known that his gun was loaded with a real bullet. —

Gene Maddaus, Variety, 24 Dec. 2024 The trade also cut short what was supposed to be a Villanova reunion at Madison Square Garden, with DiVincenzo joining former Wildcats teammates Jalen Brunson, Josh Hart, and Mikal Bridges to recreate their championship success from 2016 and 2018. —

Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 18 Dec. 2024 Proponents of repeal argue that term limits can arbitrarily cut short effective leadership, particularly during prolonged periods of economic recovery, war, or national emergencies. —

Anna Commander, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024 Humans instead came to be the predominant hominin species spreading across the world while Neanderthals’ existence was cut short about 40,000 years ago. —

Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 9 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cut short