in demand

phrase

: needed or wanted by many people
Tickets for her concerts are always in great demand.
Good plumbers are in demand in our town.

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This spike in demand caused some Mac Mini models to be unavailable for months. — Andrew R. Chow, Time, 15 Oct. 2026 With a rise in travel costs overall, a Coon Rapids travel agency says travel remains in demand. — Frankie McLister, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2026 The organization reported more than 13 percent growth in demand for Made in Green in its 2025-26 annual report, announced in September. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026 And if there’s any slowdown in demand for compute or need for compute, that has second, third, and ultimately fourth order impacts on projects that haven’t even been built yet. — Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 8 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in demand

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“In demand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20demand. Accessed 17 Oct. 2026.

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