cut short

• cut short

cut short

Verb

interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"

Synonyms:

• cut short
• break short
• break off

Verb

cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"

Synonyms:

• cut short

Verb

make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"

Synonyms:

• truncate
• cut short

Verb

terminate or abbreviate before its intended or proper end or its full extent; "My speech was cut short"; "Personal freedom is curtailed in many countries"

Synonyms:

• clip
• curtail
• cut short