bottleneck
bottleneck · bottlenecks · bottlenecked · bottlenecking
To slow by causing a bottleneckTo slow by causing a bottleneck.
US/bˈɑtəlnˌɛk/
» The shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
Нехватка инженеров является самым узким местом в развитии нашей компании. — odexed
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
2 senses(transitive)To slow by causing a bottleneck.
The merge bottlenecked the traffic every morning.
become narrow, like a bottleneck
(intransitive)To form a bottleneck.
The traffic bottlenecked at the merge every morning.
Examples
2 sentencesThe shortage of engineers is the greatest bottleneck to the development of our company.
ruНехватка инженеров является самым узким местом в развитии нашей компании. — odexed
Algiers has many traffic bottlenecks.
Translations
1 languagesForms
bottlenecks, bottlenecking, bottlenecked, bottlenecked| Base form | bottleneck · to bottleneck |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bottlenecks |
| Present participle | bottlenecking |
| Past simple | bottlenecked |
| Past participle | bottlenecked |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle