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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But the dialogue team’s time in Milwaukee was cut short after its initial success.
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Their relationship, which was tragically cut short following Hager's death in 2021, has left an incredible mark on Ritchie's life.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Some universities have urged students to put off or cut short travel plans outside the US before the inauguration.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
This was the first spacewalk during Expedition 72 and the third conducted at the International Space Station this year (including a U.S. spacewalk that was cut short at just 31 minutes due to a water leak while both crew members were still inside the Quest airlock).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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Alfredo Sosa, The Christian Science Monitor, 13 Jan. 2025
Their relationship, which was tragically cut short following Hager's death in 2021, has left an incredible mark on Ritchie's life.
—Ashley Vega, People.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Some universities have urged students to put off or cut short travel plans outside the US before the inauguration.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 26 Dec. 2024
This was the first spacewalk during Expedition 72 and the third conducted at the International Space Station this year (including a U.S. spacewalk that was cut short at just 31 minutes due to a water leak while both crew members were still inside the Quest airlock).
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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