shortage

simple noun68 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.2

a significant and worrying shortage

a very bad or serious shortage

not enough food to feed a population

a shortage that is extremely serious or dangerous

not enough clean water for drinking and other needs

not enough houses or apartments for people to live in

a very severe and sudden shortage

a lack of energy resources like oil or gas

not enough workers available

a lack of fuel for vehicles or heating

not enough employees

a shortage that has existed for a long time

a lack of available goods or resources

a lack of workers with particular skills

a lack of petroleum resources

not enough teachers

a shortage that is happening now

a lack of electrical power

an extremely severe shortage causing great difficulty

a lack of natural gas or gasoline

a lack of workers with a particular skill

a shortage affecting an entire country

a shortage that is becoming worse

not enough electrical power available

not enough nurses

a shortage that is getting larger

a shortage affecting the entire world

a very serious or terrible shortage

a shortage existing throughout a nation

not having enough money in physical currency

a lack of available personnel

a shortage affecting everyone or everything

a shortage that is expected to happen

a lack of fuel for cars

not enough people with the necessary skills to do a job

a lack of fuel for cars

not enough employees

a threatening shortage that is likely to happen soon

a shortage that is about to happen soon

a shortage that occurs during a war

used to specify what is lacking

as a result of a shortage

as a result of a shortage

used to specify the area or thing where there is a shortage

to be the reason a shortage happens

to have to deal with a shortage

to result in a shortage

to make a shortage happen

to be in a situation where there is a shortage

to take action to solve a shortage

to have a shortage happen to you or your area

to experience bad effects from a shortage

to have a shortage as a final outcome

to experience bad effects from a shortage

to find a way to end a shortage

to be influenced or harmed by a shortage

to start trying to solve a shortage

to succeed in solving a shortage

to make a shortage less difficult or severe

to deal with a shortage in a determined way

to provide enough to satisfy the need and end the shortage

to provide what is needed to end a shortage

to make a shortage less severe

to make a shortage worse

to be prevented from making progress by a shortage

a shortage results in a particular outcome

a shortage leads to a particular result

a shortage happens