Bottleneck - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈbɑːtlnek|
Brit.
|ˈbɒt(ə)lnek|
noun
- a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel (syn: constriction)
- the narrow part of a bottle near the top
- the narrow part of a bottle near the top
verb
- slow down or impede by creating an obstruction
His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system
- become narrow, like a bottleneckRight by the bridge, the road bottlenecks
Extra examples
Bridge construction has created a bottleneck on the southern part of Main Street.
All decisions must be approved by the committee, and this is where the company runs into bottlenecks.
Understaffing has caused a real bottleneck.
Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks.
His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system.
His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system
Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks
...the highway construction work created a bottleneck that had cars snailing for the next five miles...
Word forms
noun
singular: bottleneck
plural: bottlenecks
singular: bottleneck
plural: bottlenecks
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