Definitions

in short supply

ADJECTIVE

scarce

Synonyms

STRONGEST

deficient limited rare scant scanty sparse sporadic

WEAK

at a premium failing few few and far between occasional seldom seldom met with semioccasional short shortened shy truncated uncommon unusual wanting

Antonyms

STRONGEST

adequate ample plentiful satisfactory sufficient

WEAK

abundant frequent

Example Sentences

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Crucial electrical equipment is also in short supply.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Top math experts are in short supply and their working hours are limited.

From Slate • Jun. 22, 2026

Dunk and Egg’s odd couple adventures provide six too-brief episodes of respite and hope at a time when both are in short supply.

From Salon • Jun. 20, 2026

But assistance for these individuals is in short supply.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

European immigrants were also deemed poor candidates for slavery, not because of their race, but rather because they were in short supply and enslavement would, quite naturally, interfere with voluntary immigration to the new colonies.

From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander

in short supply

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