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

Super Heavy's boostback burn was also cut short when five of its 33 engines failed to relight. — Josh Dinner, Space.com, 13 July 2026

Minnesota right-hander Isaac Morton (sixth round) had his promising junior season cut short by Tommy John surgery. — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

Norway’s 2-1 defeat by England in the World Cup quarter-final hurt — as did the dead leg that cut short his involvement in extra time — but even by this stage on Sunday evening, his overriding emotion was pride. — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 12 July 2026

In 2020, Covid forced the draft to be reduced to five rounds, as most high schools and colleges had their seasons cut short, so there was considerably less recruiting. — Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026

Rhymes for cut short

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