running short
- scarceIn short supply
- dwindlingProgressively becoming smaller
- depletedSeverely reduced or emptied
- lowNot elevated
- lackingBeing without something
short supply · stretched thin · empty tank · reserves · rationed · fumes · scraping by · tight · pinched · bare cupboard · countdown · drained · exhausted · waning · bottom of barrel · crunch time · desperate · meager
supply/abundance
running shortabundant
Existing in great quantity
running over · overflowing · plentiful · brimming · replete
time pressure
running shortahead of schedule
Before the planned time
running ahead · unhurried · running over · leisurely · dragging on