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Get to know Understaffed better with 10+ real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like undermanned or inadequate.

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Understaffed in a sentence

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Understaffed | Understaffing

Understaffed meaning

having an inadequate number of workers or assistants

Synonyms of Understaffed

short-handed short-staffed undermanned inadequate

Related words

Other words often associated with Understaffed or its synonyms:

insufficient incapable adequate deficient short wanting unsatisfactory incompetent poor lacking

Using Understaffed

  • The main meaning on this page is: having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
  • Useful related words include: short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, inadequate.
  • In the example corpus, understaffed often appears in combinations such as: understaffed and, and understaffed, is understaffed.

Context around Understaffed

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 22 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 9 middle, 10 end
  • Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

severely 2× seriously 1×

Often after:

department 2× situation 1× system 1× transportation 1× offices 1× jobs 1×

Sentence patterns with Understaffed

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

a seriously understaffed and stretched 1× been severely understaffed 1× claims is understaffed and not 1× enforcement is understaffed 1× good and understaffed jobs is 1× have been understaffed for some 1× presented by understaffed offices and 1× recruitment for understaffed situation 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

a seriously understaffed 1× and i think 1× at public meetings 1× automation can help 1× davis comes to 1× during her campaign 1×

Common sentence endings:

a thousand agents 1× an understaffed department 1× been severely understaffed 1× busy with work 1× can receive assistance 1× everywhere at once 1×

Words around Understaffed

Just before it in the word index:

underspin 2 underspent 7 underspending 12 underspend 5 underspecified 2 undersold 6

Just after it in the word index:

understaffing 31 understand 10.122 understandability 5 understandable 597 understandably 474 understanding 6.379

Similar in corpus frequency:

absa 83 absconding 83 accretion 83 aerosols 83 affray 83 agar 83

Corpus analysis for Understaffed

  • In this selection, "understaffed" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 22 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, severely, seriously, department, situation and system stand out and add context to how "understaffed" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include a seriously understaffed and stretched and been severely understaffed. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "understaffed" sits close to words such as absa, absconding and accretion, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with understaffed

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Law enforcement is understaffed. (4 words)

Davis comes to an understaffed department. (6 words)

And they’re understaffed by more than a thousand agents. (10 words)

Longer example sentences

The new schedule will also streamline start times and decrease bus routes by 10%, thus freeing up buses for more field trips, activities and athletics that the understaffed transportation department sometimes has to cancel due to lack of drivers. (39 words)

During her campaign, Graham said if elected her first change as mayor would be pausing the nine month process it takes to become a police officer so the understaffed department can hire officers more quickly. (35 words)

To complicate matters further, the cybersecurity workforce gap – which increased by between 2021 and 2022 – combined with a renewed focus on budget and tech layoffs – has resulted in security operations centers (SOCs) being understaffed. (34 words)

Example sentences (20)

And I think some of the labor savings will be rectified through recruitment for understaffed situation.

At public meetings, officials have said it could fall on the Austin Police Department, whose traffic enforcement units have been understaffed for some time.

If our municipal shelters are underfinanced or understaffed, then elected officials must explain what they are doing to remediate these challenges.

Investigations later proved that operating and safety procedures at the time had been insufficient and the plant had been severely understaffed.

Law enforcement is understaffed.

Manzer says when the organizational review was completed last year Human Resources was found to be understaffed.

Melanie Gumm sends her son to after school care at Queanbeyan Public School and said the service was completely unstructured and understaffed.

More departures are said to come, with those leaving stressing the understaffed system, residents’ safety concerns and the City’s rise in crime.

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The GM called the district manager saying we were severely understaffed and couldn't run service.

The new schedule will also streamline start times and decrease bus routes by 10%, thus freeing up buses for more field trips, activities and athletics that the understaffed transportation department sometimes has to cancel due to lack of drivers.

To complicate matters further, the cybersecurity workforce gap – which increased by between 2021 and 2022 – combined with a renewed focus on budget and tech layoffs – has resulted in security operations centers (SOCs) being understaffed.

While McGarry said there is no magic answer, he said a good start would be adding staff to the city’s development department, which he claims is understaffed, and not sitting on potential opportunities.

And they’re understaffed by more than a thousand agents.

A “seriously understaffed and stretched” team of staff also meant high-risk inmates could spend years behind bars without “any challenge” towards their “dangerous” conduct, a report published on Monday said.

Automation can help alleviate the processing challenges presented by understaffed offices and may dramatically improve how quickly eligible applicants in need can receive assistance.

Davis comes to an understaffed department.

During her campaign, Graham said if elected her first change as mayor would be pausing the nine month process it takes to become a police officer so the understaffed department can hire officers more quickly.

Having access to a good education that teaches financial literacy and promotes pathways to good and understaffed jobs is essential to help struggling families.

However, Khan had to decline the offer due to being understaffed and busy with work.

I know that it's hard to be a police officer right now -- they're understaffed ad can't be everywhere at once.

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Common combinations with understaffed

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "understaffed" in a sentence?
An example: "And I think some of the labor savings will be rectified through recruitment for understaffed situation." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "understaffed" from authentic English texts.
What does "understaffed" mean?
Understaffed means: having an inadequate number of workers or assistants
What are synonyms of "understaffed"?
Common synonyms of "understaffed" include: short-handed, short-staffed, undermanned, inadequate.
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