Run Low (Verb)
Meaning
To be spent or finished; "The money had gone after a few days"; "Gas is running low at the gas stations in the Midwest".
Classification
Verbs of eating and drinking.
Examples
- The supplies we packed for the trip will run low if we don't resupply soon.
- The food in the pantry is running low, so I need to go grocery shopping this week.
- After months of drought, the town's water supply is running low.
- The funding for the project is running low, and we are unsure if we can complete it.
- The battery power in the laptop is running low, so I need to find a charging station.