cut short

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Make shorter by cutting
interrupt and curtail before the planned end time

The party was cut short because everything was getting broken.

interrupt before its natural or planned end; "We had to cut short our vacation"
make shorter as if by cutting off; "truncate a word"; "Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains"
interrupt, stop early, make shorter
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"
cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short
cause to end earlier than intended; "The spontaneous applause cut the singer short"
cut short his career
unexpectedly ended his career
to cut short
{v} lop
life was cut short
he died prematurely, he died before his proper time
short cut
On a computer, a shortcut is a keystroke or a combination of keystrokes that allows you to give commands without using the mouse. a handy keyboard shortcut that takes you to the top of the screen
short cut
{i} shorter path for getting to a certain place; time-saving method
short cut
A short cut is a quicker way of getting somewhere than the usual route. I tried to take a short cut and got lost
short cut
A short cut is a method of achieving something more quickly or more easily than if you use the usual methods. Fame can be a shortcut to love and money
short cut
On a computer, a shortcut is an icon on the desktop that allows you to go immediately to a program, document and so on. ways to move or copy icons or create shortcuts in Windows
to cut a long story short
to summarize, to make it short
cut short