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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Local exhibitors and distributors complain the streamers’ licensing contracts often cut short the theatrical career of features.
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
The 577-seat National Assembly cut short its summer recess to stage an extraordinary session marked by high political drama.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Her sentence included four to 12 years in prison — which was cut short when she was released in February 2021 for good behavior.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Notably, over 40 percent of these claims involved trips that were canceled or cut short, like Anderson's.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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Marcelo Cajueiro, Variety, 9 Sep. 2025
The 577-seat National Assembly cut short its summer recess to stage an extraordinary session marked by high political drama.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025
Her sentence included four to 12 years in prison — which was cut short when she was released in February 2021 for good behavior.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, PEOPLE, 4 Sep. 2025
Notably, over 40 percent of these claims involved trips that were canceled or cut short, like Anderson's.
—Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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