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 But the drug’s been in short supply and very hard to find. Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 27 May 2024 Compounded drugs are made by pharmacists to tailor a medication to a patient or if some drugs are in short supply. Megan Cerullo, CBS News, 21 May 2024 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 2 Jun. 2024.

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