demand spike
Abrupt consumption jump
A demand spike is a sudden, sharp increase in the desire or need for something—typically goods, services, or resources.
The term appears most often in economics, supply chain management, and utilities: The heat wave caused a demand spike for electricity.
Unlike gradual growth, a spike implies an abrupt surge that may strain capacity or cause shortages.
- surgeSudden powerful increase
- peakUtmost height attained
- shortageDeficient supply of necessities
- crunchCrushing, grinding noise
- scarcityInsufficiency of something needed
rush · frenzy · panic · panic buying · scramble · run on banks · stockpile · hoarding · price · price gouging · inflation · supply · supply chain · overwhelm · strain · pressure · gridlock · bottleneck
demand spikesteady growth
Sustained incremental increase
gradual decline · organic growth · slow erosion · long-term growth
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