Vocabulary

bottleneck

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(1) Noun

A narrow route, a point of traffic congestion, or someone or something that slows or halts free movement and progress.

(せま)(みち)交通(こうつう)渋滞(じゅうたい)地点(ちてん)、または自由(じゆう)移動(いどう)進行(しんこう)(おく)らせたり停止(ていし)させたりする(ひと)(もの)

Examples

  1. He is the main bottleneck holding up the progress of my project.
  2. The highway narrowed right before the tunnel, causeing a major bottleneck in traffic.

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