bottlenecked
Stuck at chokepoint
Bottlenecked describes something constricted or slowed at a narrow point, like liquid struggling through a bottle's neck.
Traffic gets bottlenecked at construction zones.
A project becomes bottlenecked when one overloaded department holds up everyone else: We're completely bottlenecked waiting on legal approval.
In genetics, a bottlenecked population has lost diversity after shrinking to few individuals.
Made less wide
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- compressedReduced by pressure
- chokedHad airway blocked
- pinchedStole or squeezed tightly
throttled · strangled · funneled · cramped · confined · restricted · tapered · tightened
Complete mutual obstruction
- jamCooked fruit spread
- backupStored duplicate for recovery
- logjamObstruction halting flow
- chokepointNarrow passage limiting movement
snarl-up · tailback · clog · blockage · standstill · crawling · traffic · overload
Sequential task progression
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- processSteps toward a result
- throughputProcessing rate over time
- capacityMaximum amount containable
bandwidth · production · supply-chain · resource · scalability · server · network · processing
Slowed or obstructed
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
- delayedMade to wait longer
slowed · blocked · constrained · limited · restricted · curtailed · stymied · thwarted
narrowed
Made less wide
- squeezedPressed firmly together
- compressedReduced by pressure
- chokedHad airway blocked
pinched · throttled · strangled · funneled · cramped · confined · restricted · tapered · tightened · wedged
gridlock
Complete mutual obstruction
chokepoint · snarl-up · tailback · clog · blockage · standstill · crawling · traffic · overload · impasse
workflow
Sequential task progression
- pipelineLong-distance fluid transport tube
- processSteps toward a result
- throughputProcessing rate over time
capacity · bandwidth · production · supply-chain · resource · scalability · server · network · processing · queue
hindered
Slowed or obstructed
- obstructedBlocked from proceeding
- hamperedObstructed or restricted
- stalledStopped unexpectedly
delayed · slowed · blocked · constrained · limited · restricted · curtailed · stymied · thwarted · encumbered
- crowdedcrowded, jam-packed, packed like sardines, crammed, jammed
- stuckjammed, clogged, trapped, stuck in mud, snowed in
- tightnesstight, taut, snug, constricting, compressed
bottleneckedfree-flowing
Moving without restriction
unobstructed · clear · flowing freely · unimpeded · open
bottleneckedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
optimized · efficient · unconstrained · unhindered · flowing
bottleneckedstreamlined
Made smooth and efficient
optimized · efficient · high-capacity · scalable · expanded
- bottleneck guitarGuitar played with slide
- population bottleneckDrastic reduction limiting hereditary variety
- bottleneck slidesCylindrical guitar accessories