run low
Approach empty tank
Run low describes a supply diminishing toward exhaustion: We're running low on coffee, Gas was running low.
The phrase implies not yet empty but approaching that point, often prompting action to replenish.
It applies to abstract resources too: My patience is running low.
Decrease gradually over time
- depleteGreatly reduce supply
- diminishTo make smaller
- decreaseBecome or make smaller
- declineDecrease or refuse
drain · exhaust · empty · wane · ebb · shrink · taper · subside
Deficient supply of necessities
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- limitedRestricted in extent
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- meagerDeficient in quantity
scarce · inadequate · deficient · bare · thin · scanty · few · paltry
Warning or watchfulness
- cautionCareful attention to risk
- indicatorSign revealing status
- red flagIndicator of danger
- alarmUrgent warning signal
notice · reminder · heads-up · notification · warning sign · reserve · running out
dwindle
Decrease gradually over time
decline · drain · exhaust · empty · wane · ebb · shrink · taper · subside · lessen
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
- insufficientBelow required quantity
- limitedRestricted in extent
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
meager · scarce · inadequate · deficient · bare · thin · scanty · few · paltry · dwindling
alert
Warning or watchfulness
alarm · notice · reminder · heads-up · notification · warning sign · reserve · running out
restock
Replenish depleted inventory
replenish · recharge · reload · renew · stock up · provision · fill up · replace · restore