cut short

VERB

stop earlier than intended

Synonyms

STRONGEST

abort break off curtail halt hinder interrupt postpone quit shorten terminate

WEAK

abbreviate abridge break short bring to an end check checkmate clip diminish end finish freeze intercept leave unfinished put a stop to stop stop cold stop dead stop short

Antonyms

STRONGEST

begin continue do forward increase lengthen persevere push start

WEAK

prolong

Example Sentences

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Higher oil prices will cut short the previously expected economic acceleration, and so Goldman now favors stocks with secular rather than cyclical growth profiles.

From MarketWatch

In 2010, Kings of Leon were forced to cut short a performance in St Louis, Missouri, after a flock of pigeons nestling above the stage took a dislike to their act.

From BBC

“Thanks, kiddo. I appreciate that. And I’m sorry your babysitting job got cut short.”

From Literature

My thoughts were cut short by the sound of footsteps coming down the path to our left.

From Literature

Historically, Iran’s Mehrabad airport in Tehran was emerging as a global hub connecting East and West in the 1970s, but that trajectory cut short by the Iranian Revolution, Harteveldt said.

From MarketWatch

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