Term: bottleneck
Bottleneck (noun) /ˈbɒt.əl.nek/:
- A place where a road becomes narrow, or a point where traffic often stops or slows down. LV: “pudeles kakls” (šaurā vieta ceļā), sastrēguma punkts.
- A stage in a process that causes the entire process to slow down or stop. LV: kavējošais posms, vājais punkts.
Example sentences:
- The bridge construction has created a major bottleneck for morning commuters.
- We need to identify the bottleneck in the assembly line to increase our daily production.
Common phrases:
- Production bottleneck: A specific point in a manufacturing process where the flow of work is restricted.”The packaging department is currently the main production bottleneck.”
- Eliminate the bottleneck: To remove the obstacle that is slowing down a process.”By hiring more staff, we were able to eliminate the bottleneck in customer service.”
- Traffic bottleneck: A narrow point in a road system where traffic jams occur.”The tunnel entrance is a well-known traffic bottleneck during rush hour.”
Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary
bottleneck (adjective) - narrow bottleneck harbors
1.
a) a narrow route
b) a point of traffic congestion
2.
a) someone or something that retards or halts free movement and progress
b) - impasse
c) a dramatic reduction in the size of a population (as of a species) that results in a decrease in genetic variation
3.
a style of guitar playing in which glissando effects are produced by sliding an object (as a knife blade or the neck of a ) along the strings - bottle called also bottleneck guitar
transitive verb
to slow or halt by causing a bottleneck
Merriam-Webster Online Thesaurus
bottleneck (noun)a crowded mass (as of cars) that impedes or blocks movement
SYNONYMS:
backup, bottleneck, jam-up, logjam, snarl, tailback, tie-upRELATED WORDS:
tangle; gridlock, lock; congestion, traffic; crawl, delay, slowdown, stoppage