runs low
Approaches empty status
Runs low describes a supply diminishing toward depletion: We're running low on milk, The car is running low on gas.
It suggests not yet empty but approaching that point—a warning state.
The phrase applies to anything consumable or finite: patience, funds, time, energy.
By Friday, my motivation was running low.
Decrease gradually over time
- diminishTo make smaller
- depleteGreatly reduce supply
- exhaustUse up entirely
- drainChannel for wastewater
empty · use up · consume · expend · spend · draw down · tap out · bottom out
Deficient supply of necessities
- scarceIn short supply
- sparseThinly scattered or distributed
- meagerDeficient in quantity
- limitedRestricted in extent
insufficient · inadequate · deficient · lacking · wanting · paltry · skimpy · scanty
Replenish depleted inventory
- refillRestoring spent contents
- resupplyProvide fresh provisions
- top upAdd to restore fullness
- replenishSupply anew
reload · recharge · refuel · renew · restore · replace · provision · stock up
dwindle
Decrease gradually over time
drain · empty · use up · consume · expend · spend · draw down · tap out · bottom out · peter out
shortage
Deficient supply of necessities
limited · insufficient · inadequate · deficient · lacking · wanting · paltry · skimpy · scanty · bare
restock
Replenish depleted inventory
replenish · reload · recharge · refuel · renew · restore · replace · provision · stock up · fill up
ration
Fixed allotted amount
save · preserve · manage · pace · husband · spare · cut back · portion out
indicator
Sign revealing status
warning light · dashboard · signal · monitor · notification · reserve · red zone · beep · flash · empty tank