Synonyms for bottleneck
ˈbɒt lˌnɛkbot·tle·neck

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1. constriction, bottleneck, chokepointnoun

   a narrowing that reduces the flow through a channel

   Synonyms:
   constriction, chokepoint, tightness, coarctation

2. bottleneckverb

   the narrow part of a bottle near the top

   Synonyms:
   constriction, chokepoint

3. bottleneckverb

   slow down or impede by creating an obstruction

   "His laziness has bottlenecked our efforts to reform the system"

4. bottleneckverb

   become narrow, like a bottleneck

   "Right by the bridge, the road bottlenecks"

Matched Categories

1. • Narrow
   • Obstruct

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1. List of paraphrases for "bottleneck":

   strangulation, bottlenecks, bottle, stranglehold, obstacle, suffocation, bottling

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1. Brendan Mosher:

   Glass won't be the critical bottleneck, there will be plenty to go around at the point a vaccine is, is ready, so I think we're going to be in pretty good shape.

2. Tim Manning:

   We told you that when we heard of a bottleneck on needed equipment, supplies, or technology related to vaccine supply that we would step in and help, and we were doing just that.

3. Joerg Kuhbier:

   Should the access to networks become a bottleneck again, then cuts to production costs, which is the aim of introducing more competition, would be unnecessarily hindered.

4. Farhad Alavi:

   There is just this bottleneck caused by OFAC's inability to respond quickly because of the flood of applications and inquiries.

5. Sune Gudnitz:

   The challenge of getting things out, whether it's people or goods, remains. We want to avoid creating a bottleneck in Port Vila, so we very quickly need to work out a plan for getting things out.