<ul data-eligibleForWebStory="false"><li>To stop a running BigQuery job before completion, use the 'bq cancel' command followed by the job ID.</li><li>For example, 'bq cancel job_id' will immediately halt the job's execution.</li><li>You can find the job ID from various sources like GCP console, logging systems, or bq query outputs.</li><li>Using 'bq ls -j' allows listing recent jobs with their details, including job ID.</li><li>The 'bq cancel' command helps save costs by stopping long-running or unoptimized queries.</li><li>It also allows for quickly interrupting accidental or test jobs.</li></ul>

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