run short

Verb

Meaning

to be spent or finished

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

go run low become lack going decline gone collapse fail lag run out fall away no longer come short not enough

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Antonyms

exist revisit be achieve a goal achieve goal reach a peak

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Hypernyms

end stop finish cease terminate

Examples

A person who knows how to fix motorcycles-with Quality-is less likely to run short of friends than one who doesn't. And they aren't going to see him as some kind of object either. Quality destroys objectivity every time. Robert M. Pirsig

It is better to have bread left over than to run short of wine. Spanish Proverb

The money had gone after a few days Source: Internet

Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest Source: Internet

After World War II, Bergen had again run short on land to build on, and, contrary to the original plans, many large apartment buildings were built in Landås in the 1950s and 1960s. Source: Internet

Despite the scandal that cut its run short, “Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812” is a gem amongst modern Broadway and will hopefully return to the spotlight in the future. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

run rum run scared run sheet run simultaneously run slowly run slowly in neutral