cut short

interrupt before its natural or planned end

• “We had to cut short our vacation”

cause to end earlier than intended

• “The spontaneous applause cut the singer short”

make shorter as if by cutting off

• “truncate a word”
• “Erosion has truncated the ridges of the mountains”

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”