in short supply

idiom

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

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No matter the size of your bathroom, storage always seems to be in short supply. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 6 Sep. 2025 Car rides south cost thousands of dollars largely due to the high price of fuel, which Israel restricts into Gaza and is in short supply. Aya Batrawy, NPR, 5 Sep. 2025 Those treatments are no longer in short supply, and Wall Street and the health and medical community hope that pills won't encounter the same issue. Annika Kim Constantino,ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2025 Your attention is in short supply. Usa Today, USA Today, 3 Sep. 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 17 Sep. 2025.

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