Definition of cut short
: to end (something) earlier than expected
We had to cut our vacation short. The speech was cut short.
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 20 Apr. 2021.
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