Collocations with "shortage"

14 collocations found

acute shortage

a very serious and sudden lack of something

acute8.8
manpower shortage

A situation where there are not enough workers available.

manpower8.2
labour shortage

A situation where there are not enough workers.

labour7.6
looming shortage

Refers to an expected lack of something necessary.

looming7.5
water shortage

a situation in which there is not enough water

water7.5
housing shortage

A situation where there are not enough houses for people to live in.

housing7.3
chronic shortage

a situation in which there is not enough of something for a long time

chronic7.2
exacerbate a shortage

to make a situation in which there is not enough of something worse

exacerbate7.1
nursing shortage

A situation where there are not enough nurses to meet the demand.

nursing7.1
skills shortage

A situation in which there are not enough people with the skills needed.

skill7.1
wartime shortage

A situation where there is not enough of something needed during a war.

wartime7.0
nationwide shortage

A situation in which there is not enough of something needed throughout the country.

nationwide6.5
vaccine shortage

A situation where there are not enough vaccines.

vaccine6.5
dire shortage

Indicates a severe lack of something essential.

dire5.8