panic buying

British  

noun

1. the buying up of large quantities of a commodity which, it is feared, is likely to be in short supply

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Example Sentences

“This follows three years of sub-par earnings growth, essentially pushing equity inflows into seven stocks that had tremendous EPS growth. This whole dynamic of 2023-2025 appears to be changing, and equity investors seem to be panic buying all the underperforming areas of the market in 2023-2025 in recognition of the EPS growth change.”

From Barron's

The phenomenon of panic buying, or overspending on goods before a natural disaster, is well documented.

From MarketWatch

For some people, control means retaining a sense of normalcy, especially when panic buying is escalating all around them — partly due to what psychologists refer to as a “herd mentality.”

From MarketWatch

Was it an indication of the struggle to get supplies through to the city or a result of panic buying?

From BBC

Shoppers have relied on messaging apps to track grocery supplies across the city as crises in recent years have sparked bouts of panic buying.

From The Wall Street Journal