cut short

phrase

: to end (something) earlier than expected

We had to cut our vacation short.

The speech was cut short.

Examples of cut short in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Before the whole scene of domestic bliss is cut short, Cruz and Josie discuss their looming irrelevance as human foot soldiers in a future of wars fought by machines, finding brief solace in each other’s out-of-uniform bodies. — Andy Andersen, Vulture, 9 Aug. 2026

There also was prize money at each race but the series was cut short when Grand Slam Track canceled its final meet last June in Los Angeles. — ABC News, 9 Aug. 2026

Wicker was a father-to-be whose life was cut short before the birth of his daughter, police officials said at a new briefing Wednesday. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 5 Aug. 2026

Signed from Leeds United for £40million in summer 2024, his performances in his first season at the club were rich in promise until ankle ligament damage cut short his contribution in the March. — Andy Naylor, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Rhymes for cut short

• abort
• airport
• alport
• athwart
• carport
• comport
• consort
• deport
• disport
• distort
• escort
• exhort