bottleneck

US /ˈbɑː.t̬əl.nek/
UK /ˈbɑː.t̬əl.nek/
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1.

a point of congestion in a production system or traffic flow

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The narrow bridge creates a bottleneck during rush hour.
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Lack of skilled workers is a major bottleneck in our production line.
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chokepointpinch pointobstructionimpedimenthindrance
1.

to cause a bottleneck; to impede or slow down a process

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The old server continues to bottleneck our network performance.
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If we don't upgrade the system, it will bottleneck our growth.
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impedehinderobstructslow downconstrain