phrasal verb · neutral
run low
/rʌn loʊ/run LOW
task1speaking
to have only a small amount left of something; to be almost out of a supply
Examples
“We're running low on ink for the printer.”
“If supplies run low, call the warehouse to reorder.”
“The country was running low on foreign currency reserves.”
Band 8 sentence
“With shipments delayed, restaurants across the city began to run low on fresh produce within a week.”
Collocations
- running low on (stock)
- run low on fuel
Word family
run verblow adj
Common mistakes
We are running low of sugar.→We are running low on sugar.
The battery run low.→The battery is running low.
Say it for a higher band
5not have much→6be low on→7+run low
Synonyms
be low on
be almost out of
Easily confused
be low on
“We're low on supplies; we should order more.”
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