low battery

Phone's dying gasp

Low battery describes the state of a power cell nearly depleted of charge.

The phrase appears constantly in modern life as devices warn users to recharge: My phone's on low battery, low battery warning.

It extends figuratively to human exhaustion or diminished capacity: I'm running on low battery today.

Related

empty · dying · plug · recharge · outlet · power · power saver · juice · percentage · red · red zone · warning · beeping · phone · laptop · cordless · flat · exhausted

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Opposites
operational readiness

low batteryfully charged

powered up · ready to go · good to go · plugged in

Family

low, battery, lower, lowest, lowly, lowness, lowered, lowering, batteries

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G