in short supply

idiom

: available in amounts that are less than needed
Gasoline is in short supply.

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Moments of Premier League quality were in short supply and, perhaps unsurprisingly with their season proper starting due to start nine days earlier, Blackburn looked fitter and sharper. Patrick Boyland, New York Times, 21 July 2025 Access, honey in short supply A fresh batch of bees had just arrived when Kennedy escorted the Free Press past the Detroit City Council auditorium and up the stairs in late May. Violet Ikonomova, Freep.com, 17 July 2025 Dubai is used to capitalizing on its emphasis on safety and security, particularly in a wider Middle Eastern region where those are often in short supply. Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 July 2025 Shaheen vowed to prioritize quick confirmation of career diplomats to become ambassadors — but Democrats say those are in short supply among Trump’s picks. Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for in short supply

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“In short supply.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20short%20supply. Accessed 23 Jul. 2025.

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