short-staffed

adjective

1. lacking an adequate number of staff, assistants, etc

Example Sentences

“Agencies are short-staffed,” said David J. Bier, an immigration expert at the Cato Institute.

From Los Angeles Times

Officers also routinely refuse to come to work, leaving each hall critically short-staffed.

From Los Angeles Times

So there is competition for the resources which are already short-staffed.

From BBC

Confronted with public outcry — and grave warnings that iconic national parks such as Yosemite and the Grand Canyon might be too short-staffed to safely operate — the Trump administration reversed course last week.

From Los Angeles Times

The short-staffed department has ended up spending millions on overtime — and potentially putting it on the hook for costlier future payouts.

From Los Angeles Times