to end something earlier than planned
завершить что-то раньше, чем планировалось (zavershit' chto-to ran'she, chem planirovalos')
"We had to cut short the meeting due to a technical issue."
"Нам пришлось cut short встречу из-за технической проблемы." (Nam prishlos' cut short vstrechu iz-za tekhnicheskoy problemy.)
to officially launch or implement new changes or improvement...
to resign from an important position
to participate or be involved in an activity
to combine multiple elements into one system or process
to investigate or explore potential collaborations
to arrive later than expected