be in short supply
be in short supply
To be scarce. Those toys have been in short supply ever since that website featured them. Kindness seems to be in short supply these days, so it's nice to see someone being so selfless.
See also: short, supply
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
be in ˌshort supˈply
not be enough of something; be scarce: During the war, many things were in short supply.See also: short, supply
Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary
- supply
- in short supply
- be/run short of something
- be short of (something)
- short on (something) (and long on something else)
- short of
- short of (something)
- short of something/of doing something
- in the short haul
- over the short haul