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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Her initial reverie was cut short by the piercing buzz of his cordless drill.
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Miami hasn’t reached the College World Series since 2016 and has missed the NCAA tournament all together three times in the past seven seasons (not including the 2020 season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The 30-year-old insurance salesperson from Howard Beach, New York looked forward to being endgame with him, but her time was cut short.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
But his promising debut was cut short by a minor injury in the team’s 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
—Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
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Ben Travers, IndieWire, 17 Feb. 2025
Miami hasn’t reached the College World Series since 2016 and has missed the NCAA tournament all together three times in the past seven seasons (not including the 2020 season that was cut short due to the COVID-19 pandemic).
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 13 Feb. 2025
The 30-year-old insurance salesperson from Howard Beach, New York looked forward to being endgame with him, but her time was cut short.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025
But his promising debut was cut short by a minor injury in the team’s 116-105 victory over the Houston Rockets on Saturday.
—Issy Ronald and Jacob Lev, CNN, 9 Feb. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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