thinly stretch
Frequency: 5.54.3 per million words
to extend resources or materials to their limit, often resulting in inadequacy
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- The hospital's resources are being thinly stretched due to the sudden influx of patients.
- With only two staff members, their capacity is thinly stretched to cover all shifts.
- My patience is starting to thinly stretch with all these constant delays.
- The budget was so tight that every penny had to be thinly stretched across multiple projects.
- They attempted to thinly stretch the small amount of paint over the large wall.
- Even the most dedicated team can find their energy thinly stretched after months of overtime.
- The manager warned that the company's finances were already thinly stretched.
- Don't try to thinly stretch your attention across too many tasks at once.
- The narrative began to thinly stretch the bounds of believability.
- If we continue to thinly stretch our efforts, we risk burnout.