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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That loss was its third consecutive setback after flights in January and March were cut short just minutes after takeoff when the spacecraft exploded over the Gulf of Mexico, sending debris raining down from the sky and disrupting air travel.
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
An elbow injury cut short his sophomore season, so the then-junior was still looking to establish himself within Colorado’s most successful big-school program.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 June 2025
Angel Richards now believes her husband, Stevie, is among those dead or missing following the storm that hit the area after their phone conversation was cut short on Thursday, June 12, according to ABC affiliate KSAT, CBS affiliate KENS and NBC News.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 13 June 2025
But our time is cut short after fans start noticing Carpenter on the street.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2025
An elbow injury cut short his sophomore season, so the then-junior was still looking to establish himself within Colorado’s most successful big-school program.
—Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 15 June 2025
Angel Richards now believes her husband, Stevie, is among those dead or missing following the storm that hit the area after their phone conversation was cut short on Thursday, June 12, according to ABC affiliate KSAT, CBS affiliate KENS and NBC News.
—Stacy Lambe, People.com, 13 June 2025
But our time is cut short after fans start noticing Carpenter on the street.
—Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 12 June 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 24 Jun. 2025.
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