in short supply

idiom

: available in amounts that are less than needed
Gasoline is in short supply.

Examples of in short supply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web But again, because of Del Norte's struggles to hire enough special education staff, those aides are often in short supply and undertrained. Cory Turner, NPR, 15 May 2024 And when labor is in short supply, contractors can find themselves in a rush to meet deadlines, construction workers say. Ames Alexander, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for in short supply 

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“In short supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20short%20supply. Accessed 29 May. 2024.

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