definition of bottleneck process
DEFINITION of 'Bottleneck'. A point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle them.The inefficiencies brought about by the bottleneck often create a queue and a longer overall cycle time. point of congestion in a system that occurs when workloads arrive at a given point more quickly than that point can handle them. The inefficiencies brought about by the bottleneck often create a queue and a longer overall cycle time.