
Bottleneck
Not Always Negative
While 'bottleneck' implies a slowdown, in some contexts it might be necessary or planned for.
The toll gate acts as a bottleneck to regulate traffic flow.
Identify and Solve
'Bottleneck' is commonly used to identify issues to solve in business and engineering.
Our project review will focus on finding the bottleneck steps.
Metaphorical Use
It is often used metaphorically to describe any narrow point or restriction in a system.
The approval process was a bureaucratic bottleneck.