bottleneck

Speech parts

1. bottleneck - Noun

2. bottleneck - Verb

Meaning

the narrow part of a bottle near the top

a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

become narrow, like a bottleneck

slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

constriction chokepoint cul-de-sac problem isthmus asymptote logjam traffic block bar difficulty neck catch barrier restriction
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Antonyms

end way head success division headroom
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Hypernyms

contract block portion narrow blockade hinder

Phrases with the word

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Examples

PHP is rarely the bottleneck. Rasmus Lerdorf

You will launch many projects, but have time to finish only a few. So think, plan, develop, launch and tap good people to be responsible. Give them authority and hold them accountable. Trying to do too much yourself creates a bottleneck. Donald Rumsfeld

Don't be a bottleneck. If a matter is not a decision for the President or you, delegate it. Force responsibility down and out. Find problem areas, add structure and delegate. The pressure is to do the reverse. Resist it. Donald Rumsfeld

I stone got crazy when I saw somebody run down them strings with a bottleneck. My eyes lit up like a Christmas tree and I said that I had to learn. Muddy Waters

I'd seen how Imagineering worked when they were on their own, building prototypes and conceptual mockups-I knew that the real bottleneck was the constant review and revisions, the ever-fluctuating groupmind consensus of the ad-hoc that commissioned their work. Cory Doctorow

Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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