at a low ebb
(idiomatic) At a low point; in a poor state; in a state of decline or depression.
By 1968 the newsletter of The Shakespeare Oxford Society reported that "the missionary or evangelical spirit of most of our members seems to be at a low ebb, dormant, or non-existent". Source: Internet
This dialect is at a low ebb due to the pervasive influences of television, education, and the large number of incomers. Source: Internet