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Present participle for to stop earlier than intended

Present participle for to shorten in length, duration or extent

Present participle for to interrupt someone

Present participle for to cause to come to an end

Present participle for to slow the growth or progress of, or to keep under control

(of an event, action, or process) Present participle for to come to an end or cease to occur

Present participle for to stop operating

Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

The action or fact of reducing or restricting something

A halt or discontinuation in a process or activity

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Verb

Present participle for to stop earlier than intended

putting a stop to

bringing to an end

stopping in full flow

bringing to an untimely end

leaving unfinished

bringing to a premature end

pulling the plug on

calling a halt to

putting an end to

saying goodbye to

interfering with

stopping midstream

calling it quits

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“He sat restlessly, wishing that they would cut short the meeting and move directly to the glorious selection of the steel-smelting prizes.”

Verb

Present participle for to shorten in length, duration or extent

cutting shorter

cutting to the bone

getting shorter

cutting into a bob

putting the brakes on

putting a restriction on

putting a limit on

putting in a nutshell

making a outline of

making cutbacks in

taking the edge off

cutting back on

taking the sting out

putting a damper on

taking the bite out

making reductions in

tranquilizing^US

cutting down on

tranquillising^UK

becoming smaller

ratcheting down

growing smaller

putting damper on

putting the lid on

making less intense

bowdlerizing^US

doing away with

bowdlerising^UK

keeping to a minimum

keeping at a minimum

reducing greatly

cutting in price

lowering in price

causing to fall

lowering the price of

putting on sale

rationalizing^US

reducing punishment

offering at a giveaway price

rendering worthless

reducing the price of

rationalising^UK

making less active

keeping in check

getting under control

holding in check

removing surgically

getting smaller

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“The most serious display of bias occurred when the trial court arbitrarily cut short the length of time in which defendants were allowed to present their case.”

Verb

Present participle for to interrupt someone

“Mr. Eden's secretary decided to cut him short while he was criticizing Mussolini.”

Verb

Present participle for to cause to come to an end

putting an end to

putting a stop to

bringing to an end

bringing to a stop

nipping in the bud

bringing to a halt

bringing to a close

calling a halt to

bringing to a standstill

immobilising^UK

immobilizing^US

pulling the plug on

putting the kibosh on

calling it a day

putting paid to

putting the lid on

coming to an end

calling it quits

bringing to a conclusion

bringing to an untimely end

blowing the whistle on

putting a cork in

abstaining from

bringing to end

refraining from

stopping trying

quitting cold turkey

coming to a close

throwing in the towel

throwing in the sponge

pulling the plug

giving the chop

knocking something on the head

getting shut of

getting shot of

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Verb

Present participle for to slow the growth or progress of, or to keep under control

neutralising^UK

neutralizing^US

keeping in check

keeping a lid on

keeping under control

slackening pace

bringing to a standstill

interfering with

nipping in the bud

putting a brake on

standing in the way of

stemming the flow of

playing for time

putting a spoke in someone's wheel

cracking down on

getting in the way

getting in the way of

putting the kibosh on

strangling at birth

clamping down on

putting an end to

putting a stop to

short-circuiting

throwing a spanner in the works

throwing a monkey wrench in the works of

bringing to screeching halt

heading off at pass

taking out of play

putting the brakes on

throwing a spoke in the wheel of

defending against

making impossible

making it impossible for

making impracticable

making it impracticable for

getting in before

beating someone to the draw

second-guessing

stealing a march on

getting ahead of

providing against

beating someone to it

beating someone to the punch

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Verb

(of an event, action, or process) Present participle for to come to an end or cease to occur

Verb

Present participle for to stop operating

Verb

Present participle for to cause disarray or disorganization in the order of

Noun

The action or fact of reducing or restricting something

sum and substance

long and short of it

thumbnail sketch

abbreviated version

description in a nutshell

executive summary

general information

background information

brief description

overall picture

bird's-eye view

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Noun

A halt or discontinuation in a process or activity

discontinuation

cancellation^UK

breathing space

end of the line

breathing spell

Mexican standoff

end of the road

finalization^US

screeching halt

finalisation^UK

holding pattern

finishing point

disconnectedness

period of waiting

communication breakdown

lack of coherence

suspended animation

disestablishment

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