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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But those dreams were cut short.
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Less than a year after the Michigan State Board of Education selected Michael Rice to helm the Michigan Department of Education, the school year was cut short, courtesy of a worldwide pandemic.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite her season being cut short, the Australia international was named in the 2024-25 Professional Footballers’ Association WSL team of the year.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Original Joe’s is set to reopen again in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, nearly seven weeks after its big, splashy arrival on this city’s dining scene was cut short by a late-night kitchen fire.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Less than a year after the Michigan State Board of Education selected Michael Rice to helm the Michigan Department of Education, the school year was cut short, courtesy of a worldwide pandemic.
—Lily Altavena, Freep.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Despite her season being cut short, the Australia international was named in the 2024-25 Professional Footballers’ Association WSL team of the year.
—Charlotte Harpur, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Original Joe’s is set to reopen again in Walnut Creek on Wednesday, nearly seven weeks after its big, splashy arrival on this city’s dining scene was cut short by a late-night kitchen fire.
—Martha Ross, Mercury News, 30 Sep. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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