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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However, their postseason run was cut short after the New York Mets eliminated them in the NLDS.
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Your next overnight work trip could be cut short, thanks to some hotels implementing dynamic pricing, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Patsy Cline's life and career were cut short in a plane crash six decades ago.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Her freshman year at USC was cut short in October 2023 after having emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Nov. 2024
Your next overnight work trip could be cut short, thanks to some hotels implementing dynamic pricing, according to a new report from Bloomberg.
—Maria Gracia Santillana Linares, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024
Patsy Cline's life and career were cut short in a plane crash six decades ago.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 21 Nov. 2024
Her freshman year at USC was cut short in October 2023 after having emergency surgery to remove a large medulloblastoma — a type of malignant tumor — in her cerebellum.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 8 Dec. 2024.
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