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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.

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