in short supply en · ADP
Meanings
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Scarce, or difficult to find, or purchase.
The first half was attritional, too congested for England’s liking. Tuchel has talked about bringing Premier League levels of intensity but that was in short supply.
2025 March 24, David Hytner, “Reece James bends it like Beckham to help England break down Latvia”, in The Guardian:But that would require imagination - something in short supply in the Treasury.
2021 November 3, Christian Wolmar, “A lot of words... but very little in the way of action”, in RAIL, number 943, page 45:
Synonyms
deficient · wanting · rare · thin · scarce · infrequent · uncommon · poor · thin on the ground · scanty · scant · scarcity