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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in short supply

According to a tracker published by the industry reference guide MIMS, the average number of drugs in short supply in the UK has trended upward this year, external.

From BBC ● Oct. 28, 2026

As companies hoard semiconductors to power data centers, certain types of chips are in short supply.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 27, 2026

But teachers are not the only staff in short supply.

From Barron's ● Oct. 16, 2026

With carbohydrates such as glucose in short supply, the body begins using fatty acids as a major energy source.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 6, 2026

Fuller understood that there are two routes to power in America—money and people—and dollars were in short supply in the neighborhoods he was trying to organize.

From "The Best of Enemies" by Osha Gray Davidson

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