cut short

verb

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   make shorter as if by cutting off

   truncate a word

   Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains

3. 3

   interrupt before its natural or planned end

   We had to cut short our vacation

4. 4

   cause to end earlier than intended

   The spontaneous applause cut the singer short