in short supply (?.)
- arrested
- at a premium
- callow
- defective
- deficient
- embryonic
- failing
- hypoplastic
- immature
- in arrear
- in arrears
- in default
- inadequate
- incomplete
- infant
- lacking
- missing
- needing
- out of print
- out of season
- out of stock
- part
- partial
- patchy
- rare
- scant
- scanty
- scarce
- scrappy
- short
- shy
- sketchy
- sparse
- uncommon
- underdeveloped
- undeveloped
- wanting
