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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The group's activities in Oak Park, Illinois, were cut short after seeing the agents surrounded by a group of people.
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
But the pandemic cut short Juma’s plans to tell his children and grandchildren about their culture, music, traditional medicine and spiritual practices.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Pisen's smart power solutions are designed to integrate into this dynamic urban fabric, where every minute holds value and no moment should be cut short by a dead battery.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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Marni Rose McFall, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
Seven of the past 11 days of racing at the Vuelta were cut short or interrupted because Spain's government estimated more than 100,000 people were on the streets in Madrid during the final stage in September.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
But the pandemic cut short Juma’s plans to tell his children and grandchildren about their culture, music, traditional medicine and spiritual practices.
—Adriana Brasileiro, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Pisen's smart power solutions are designed to integrate into this dynamic urban fabric, where every minute holds value and no moment should be cut short by a dead battery.
—Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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