strong demand — a lot of need
collocationB1IELTS 5+neutralcommon
When there are many people who want or need something, often more than what is available.
Say it like a native
Textbook There is a considerable level of consumer demand for the product.
Native There's strong demand for the product.
'Strong demand' is the standard business collocation; the paraphrase is padded.
Pattern: strong demand for [noun]
In use
- There is strong demand for affordable housing in big cities.daily life
- In my country, there is strong demand for English teachers, especially in large cities.IELTS speaking
Common mistake
✗ There is a big demand of electric cars.
✓ There is strong demand for electric cars.
Demand FOR something (not 'of'), and it's 'strong', not 'big'.
Common collocations
strong demand for— for, meet, high, growing
Don't confuse it
‘Strong demand’ is more common and natural than ‘big demand’ or ‘high demand’ in many situations.