to bottleneck

Examples

• All

• They'll bottleneck, we can thin them out.

  Serenity (2005)

• Again, inside the prison hallways, they were stuck because there was no room to maneuver and they were bottlenecked.

  Blog text (20)

• So at least we're not bottlenecking anywhere, right?

• As always, everyone becomes bottlenecked just at the point of entering the plane.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Information from suppliers also became bottlenecked.

  Academic text (2002)

• More people arrive, bottlenecking the doorway.

  Fiction book (1990)

• More and more civilians from the vehicles bottlenecked on the jammed highway were rushing forward to lend a helping hand.

  Fiction book (1996)

• Due to unanticipated radar data, we've gotten a bit bottlenecked.

  Fly Me to the Moon (2008)

• If you fully load the CPU with IBT, Furmark will be bottlenecked and the GPU load will be much less than 100%—on my system it was around 75%.

  Blog text (11)

• As the meeting progressed, discussions bottlenecked at the topic of budget allocation, causing delays.

Synonyms

S

to slow

vsto bottleneck

∞ 1.0

Make something move or happen at a lower speed

refers specifically to a restricting point that slows progress rather than general slowness

B

to block

vsto bottleneck

989 3.0

To stop movement, access, or progress

refers more to a restrictive point that slows overall progress

H

to hold back

vsto bottleneck

141 3.2

Stop someone or something from moving forward

focuses on a specific choke point that causes slowdown rather than general prevention

H

to hinder

vsto bottleneck

75 3.6

To make it difficult for people or things to do something

is more specific to a narrowing point that slows overall progress

I

to impede

vsto bottleneck

59 6.5

To slow the progress or movement of people and things

is narrower, naming a specific restriction point that causes slowdown

C

to clog

vsto bottleneck

52 3.2

To block a pipe or passage so flow stops

describes a narrowing or restriction that causes slow progress rather than total stop

H

to hamper

vsto bottleneck

47 4.2

To make it harder for someone or something to move forward

names a single restrictive point that narrows or slows overall flow

B

to bogged down

vsto bottleneck

• Informal

38 5.8

To become stuck and unable to make progress because of problems

is about a narrow blockage point that slows flow rather than broad stagnation

C

to clog up

vsto bottleneck

22 3.7

To block a drain or road so things cannot move through it

focuses on a narrow point causing delay rather than only a full blockage

C

to check

vsto bottleneck

20 3.7

Stop something from growing or spreading

is about a physical or process restriction that causes a slowdown

S

to slow up

vsto bottleneck

18 2.7

Move or make something move less quickly

is about a narrow limiting point that restricts flow rather than gradual slowing

S

to stymy

vsto bottleneck

17 8.7

To stop someone from making progress toward a goal

refers more to a restricting spot that causes a slowdown instead of total block

R

to retard

vsto bottleneck

14 8.4

To make something happen more slowly

names a physical or process restriction that causes slowdown rather than general delay

T

to throttle

vsto bottleneck

10 7.5

To reduce or control how much of something is allowed

is about an unintentional narrow point that slows progress rather than deliberate control

S

to stymie

vsto bottleneck

5 8.0

To stop or slow progress

is used for a specific narrowing that slows movement rather than full prevention

B

to bog down

vsto bottleneck

4 5.8

To get stuck and stop making progress

is a single narrow restriction causing delay rather than general entanglement

Antonyms

A

to accelerate

• Specialized

227 3.7

To move faster or make something happen faster

U

to unblock

9 3.1

Remove something that stops a pipe, machine, or blood vessel from working

Phrasal Verbs

F

to fix the bottleneck

1 3.9

Make a slow part of a process faster to stop delays

How Blocked

stop

117 1.0

to obstruct

89 5.1

to bottleneck

2 6.0

to impede

59 6.5

to hinder

75 3.6

to slow

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

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Etymology