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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Last year the Hendrick Motorsports superstar tried to do it, but rain on Sunday morning delayed his start in Indy and then rain on Sunday evening cut short the race in Charlotte.
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2025
The pair married in a beachside wedding in October of 2018, though sadly their time together was cut short, as Saget died suddenly on Jan. 9, 2022.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 May 2025
After his season was cut short due to lower-body injuries last year, Kershaw made his debut during the team's Freeway Series with the Los Angeles Angels.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
After a tremendous rookie season in ’21, Whitlock’s ’22 campaign was plagued and cut short by hip injuries and eventual surgery, and elbow issues kept him down for chunks of ‘23.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 25 May 2025
The pair married in a beachside wedding in October of 2018, though sadly their time together was cut short, as Saget died suddenly on Jan. 9, 2022.
—Stephanie Sengwe, People.com, 23 May 2025
After his season was cut short due to lower-body injuries last year, Kershaw made his debut during the team's Freeway Series with the Los Angeles Angels.
—Peter Chawaga, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 May 2025
After a tremendous rookie season in ’21, Whitlock’s ’22 campaign was plagued and cut short by hip injuries and eventual surgery, and elbow issues kept him down for chunks of ‘23.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 17 May 2025
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“Cut short.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cut%20short. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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