in short supply

1. Less than is needed, lacking. For example, Skilled operators were in short supply, or The hotels are all full, and beds are in short supply. [First half of 1900s]

Example Sentences

The way in which they were targeted by the Proteas left England crying out for a seam-bowling all-rounder, but they are in short supply.

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Sympathy for England will be in short supply.

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Evidence of that is in short supply.

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Buying school uniform could be expensive, Ms Aston said, especially branded items such as blazers and PE kit, which are often in short supply at the charity.

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But evidence of that has been in short supply.

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Related Words

• deficient 
• limited 
• rare 
• scant 
• scanty 
• sparse 
• sporadic