aborting
v. B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈbɔɹtɪŋ// UK //ɐbˈɔːtɪŋ// abort·ing
v. to stop a process or a mission before it is finished. You use this when something goes wrong and you need to leave immediately.
v. to terminate a process, mission, or operation prematurely, typically due to an emergency or failure.
The pilot had to aborting the landing because of heavy rain.
The software automatically aborting the download if it detects a connection error to prevent data loss.
After several failed attempts to establish a stable signal, the mission control team decided to aborting the launch to investigate the technical anomalies before the next window opened.