Vocabulary

Form

to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to stop early; to finish (at a convenient spot)

verb vt
freq #37

Example sentences

We ran out of time and had to cut short the interview.

Please cut your vacation short and return.

We got the meeting over with quickly.

The yen was revalued upward against the U.S. dollar from a rate of 360 yen against the dollar to 308 yen on December 18, 1971.

Finally, Susan cuts her mother short, promises to write, and hangs up.

Let's wind up our work.