stop short of a place

not to go as far as something. The bus stopped short of the end of the road. The speeding car stopped short of the sidewalk where children were playing.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Asby	['æzbi]
Ware	[wɛə]
Elmo	EL-mo	English, German, Italian
Mariko	mah-ṙee-ko	Japanese
Efthymia	-	Greek
Oliver	AHL-ə-vər (English), AW-lee-ver (German), O-lee-ver (Finnish)	English, German, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Finnish, Estonian, Serbian, Croatian, Macedonian, Czech