BOTTLENECK

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Definition

  1. verb slow down or impede by creating an obstruction.
  2. verb become narrow, like a bottleneck.
  3. noun a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel. — synonyms: constriction, chokepoint
  4. noun the narrow part of a bottle near the top.

Examples

  • “It is easy to create entries; processing the paperwork is the bottleneck.”
  • “The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning.”
  • “The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning.”

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