Bottleneck
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Bottleneck is a noun meaning The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
Meaning
The narrow portion that forms the pouring spout of a bottle; the neck of a bottle.
More Meanings
- (figurative) In traffic, any narrowing of the road, especially resulting in a delay.
- (by extension) The part of a process that is too slow or cumbersome.
- (transitive) To slow by causing a bottleneck.
- (intransitive) To form a bottleneck.
Example Sentences
The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning.
The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning.
It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck.
The bottleneck in this computer program is the inefficient sorting process; we should replace it with a faster one.
Word Forms
- bottlenecks
- bottlenecking
- bottlenecked
Synonyms for bottleneck
Depending on context, synonyms include chokepoint, constriction.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include constriction, bottle, bottling, gully, jam, stopper.
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