bottleneck

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Restaurants are investing in scheduling software to better match staffing levels to demand, kitchen technology that speeds up food preparation, and mobile ordering systems that reduce bottlenecks at the counter.

From Barron's

One unexpected bottleneck: aging electricity grids that can’t handle the power.

From The Wall Street Journal

That can help, but the links between layers are often relatively rough, limited in number, and can become bottlenecks.

From Science Daily

In both Washington and Moscow, "there is a small margin to bring some weapons back into service, but the numbers cannot be very significant. There are bottlenecks" that will slow any buildup, she said.

From Barron's

But on the other hand it risks causing a "bottleneck", argues Gareth Dennis, a rail engineer, campaigner, and author of How the Railways Will Fix the Future.

From BBC