bottleneck

[US]/'bɒt(ə)lnek/
[UK]/'bɑtlnɛk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. bottleneck; obstruction; barrier
v. create a bottleneck; obstruct

Phrases & Collocations

bottleneck issue

bottleneck effect

bottleneck problem

Example Sentences

Their stupidity bottlenecked all freedom of expression.

Roadworks are causing bottlenecks in the city centre.

Intersatellite laser communication is the best way to solve bottleneck intersatellite communication.

The time-varying and incommutable character of the coefficient matrix of periodically time-varying linear systems are the bottleneck of the design for high precision direct integration methods.

Suffer the effect of the element such as relation of ground fringe politics, undercapitalize problem is the " bottleneck " of economy of Russia far east all the time.

For the plate tower, in revamp for capacity increase the downpipe of the plates generally becomes the bottleneck, and flooding of the downpipe is liable to occur.The DJ type plates h...

Real-world Examples

That representative is a bottleneck, or a weak spot.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) March 2019 Collection

This creates a double bottleneck in the labour market.

Source: The Economist - Comprehensive

But that's no longer the bottleneck.

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

By 2004, it was ranked the second worst bottleneck in the country.

Source: Vox opinion

Have we reached a genetic bottleneck or, you know, are we OK?

Source: CNN 10 Student English of the Month

Then they fell over themselves explaining that I was the bottleneck of all time.

Source: Facebook Sandberg Speech

The bone of contention here is that narrow bottleneck. It's called the Kerch Strait.

Source: NPR News November 2018 Collection

This created a bottleneck of traffic that was quickly surrounded by flames on all sides.

Source: CNN 10 Student English August 2023 Compilation

That's to say the initiative offers a good opportunity for us to break traffic bottlenecks.

Source: CRI Online May 2019 Collection

Remote working is easing the bottleneck of expensive housing in thriving cities.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

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