lean period

Frequency: 5.82.1 per million words

A time when there is not enough of something, especially money or food.

periodADJECTIVE + NOUN (1. length of time)

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Examples (10)

  • During a lean period, many businesses struggle to stay afloat.
  • The company faced a lean period after the economic downturn.
  • Families often experience a lean period when one parent loses their job.
  • It's important to save money for lean periods when income might be scarce.
  • Farmers are preparing for a potentially lean period due to drought.
  • Even successful artists can go through a lean period without sales.
  • The country has been going through a lean period of low growth.
  • She remembered the lean periods of her childhood with little food.
  • Investment during a lean period can be challenging but rewarding.
  • After a lean period, the economy slowly started to recover.