bottleneck

• Nom désignant un point de congestion ou de rétrécissement qui ralentit ou limite le flux de quelque chose, comme le trafic, la production ou l'information. Peut aussi désigner la partie étroite d'une bouteille près du goulot.

A noun referring to a point of congestion or narrowing that slows down or restricts the flow of something, such as traffic, production, or information. It can also refer to the narrow part of a bottle near the top.

1. Narrow part of a bottleA2formal

   The narrow section of a bottle near its top, through which the contents are poured.

   Goulot d'étranglement d'une bouteille

   • The liquid poured slowly through the bottleneck.
   • He carefully cleaned the bottleneck with a brush.
   • The bottleneck of the wine bottle was sealed with foil.

   Synonymesneck

2. Traffic or flow restrictionB1formal

   A point of congestion or narrowing that slows down the movement of traffic, people, or data.

   goulot d'étranglement

   • The construction created a bottleneck on the highway.
   • The narrow bridge is a major bottleneck for commuters.
   • The server's limited capacity became a bottleneck for the network.

   Synonymesblockagechokepointcongestionconstrictiongridlockhold upjamnarrowingobstruction

3. Process or system limitationB2formal

   A stage in a process that causes delays because it cannot handle the volume of work.

   Goulot d'étranglement

   • The approval process is a bottleneck in our workflow.
   • Lack of funding is the main bottleneck for the project.
   • Identifying the bottleneck helped improve production efficiency.

   Synonymesbarrierblockagecongestionconstraintholdupimpedimentlimitationlogjamobstaclesnag

• Verbe utilisé pour désigner l'action de provoquer un ralentissement ou un blocage dans un processus ou un système, ou de devenir un point de congestion.

A verb used to indicate the act of causing a delay or obstruction in a process or system, or becoming a point of congestion.

1. Slow down or impedeB2formal

   To cause a delay or obstruction in a process or flow, often by creating a narrow point.

   ralentir, entraver

   • The construction work bottlenecked traffic on the highway.
   • Inefficient procedures bottlenecked the entire production line.
   • A single slow server can bottleneck the whole network.

   Synonymesblockclogcongestconstraindelayimpedeobstructrestrictslow

   Antonymesaccelerateexpeditefacilitatehastenspeed

2. C1formal

   To become narrower in shape, resembling the neck of a bottle.

   Rétrécir en forme de goulot

   • The road bottlenecked into a single lane near the bridge.
   • The river bottlenecked as it passed through the canyon.
   • The hallway bottlenecked suddenly, causing a crowd to gather.

   Synonymesconstrictcontractnarrowtaper

   Antonymesbroadenexpandwiden