in short supply

Idioms  

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]

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Example Sentences

The aftershocks of the pandemic are still being felt, new trade barriers are going up around the world, labor is in short supply and the main tool to control inflation — interest rates — is a blunt instrument with limited effectiveness.

From MarketWatch

The aftershocks of the pandemic are still being felt, new trade barriers are going up around the world, labor is in short supply and the main tool to control inflation — interest rates — is a blunt instrument with limited effectiveness.

From MarketWatch

Silver has the characteristics of both a precious and an industrial metal and is in short supply.

From MarketWatch

Should recent enthusiasm hold, buyers this spring risk encountering more frequent bidding wars and rising home prices in places where homes remain in short supply.

From Barron's

“While details here are in short supply, we’ll have to take a look at whatever the president actually does,” Bonta said.

From Los Angeles Times

Related Words

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