thin
adjective
having relatively little extent from one surface or side to the opposite; not thick.
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that will be taking place in the future.
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Normal mortality will necessitate some, there will be thinning out, and time will suggest additions and more or less rearrangement.
From Making A Rock Garden by H. S. (Henry Sherman) Adams