in short supply

idiom

: available in amounts that are less than needed

Gasoline is in short supply.

Examples of in short supply in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The companies positioned the collaboration as an ongoing hiring pipeline—one that blends craft training, retail service standards and direct employment opportunities at a time when skilled tailoring talent remains in short supply. —Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 23 Feb. 2026

Among the 50 codefendants who appeared in court, common denominators were in short supply. —Gaby Wood, Vogue, 21 Feb. 2026

Still, child care slots remain in short supply across wide swaths of New Mexico, even as the state extends assistance beyond working parents to grandparent guardians, foster parents and people experiencing homelessness. —Morgan Lee, Fortune, 20 Feb. 2026

At any moment, the Food and Drug Administration tracks dozens, often hundreds, of drugs in short supply, from antibiotics to chemotherapy agents. —Parker Crutchfield, STAT, 17 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for in short supply

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