cuts short
Ends too soon
Cuts short means to end something before its natural or expected conclusion.
You might cut short a vacation due to an emergency, or cut short a conversation when time runs out.
The phrase emphasizes abruptness—something was interrupted rather than allowed to finish: His career was cut short by injury.
Complete sudden stop
- terminateBring to an end
- truncateCut off abruptly
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- break offSeparate by snapping
stop · cease · discontinue · abort · interject · silence · intercept · obstruct
Occurring without prior notice
- brusqueAbrupt and dismissive
- curtAbruptly rude in speech
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
- terseBrief to bluntness
blunt · unexpected · swift · precipitous · hasty · quick · snappy · crisp
Occurring too soon
- earlyOccurring before expected
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
- foreshortenedDepicted with compressed depth
condensed · clipped · curtailed · reduced · briefer · trimmed · cropped · pruned
Failure to satisfy expectations
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
- thwartedPrevented from succeeding
dashed hopes · frustrated · unfulfilled · anticlimax · spoiled · ruined · derailed · crushed
halt
Complete sudden stop
break off · stop · cease · discontinue · abort · interject · silence · intercept · obstruct · block
sudden
Occurring without prior notice
terse · blunt · unexpected · swift · precipitous · hasty · quick · snappy · crisp · jarring
untimely
Occurring too soon
- earlyOccurring before expected
- truncatedCut off abruptly
- abbreviatedMade shorter, typically words
foreshortened · condensed · clipped · curtailed · reduced · briefer · trimmed · cropped · pruned · abridged
letdown
Failure to satisfy expectations
- deflatedEmptied of pressure
- crestfallenSad from disappointment
- disheartenedLost confidence or hope
dashed hopes · thwarted · frustrated · unfulfilled · anticlimax · spoiled · ruined · derailed · crushed · dismay
cuts shortprolongs
Extends the duration
extends · lengthens · draws out · drags out · stretches out
cuts shortsees through
Perceives hidden truth
completes · finishes · follows through · plays out · fulfills
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