concurrent

American  

[kuhn-kur-uhnt, -kuhr-] / kənˈkɜr ənt, -ˈkʌr- /

adjective

1. occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side.

   concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.

2. acting in conjunction; cooperating.

   the concurrent efforts of several legislators to pass the new law.

3. having equal authority or jurisdiction.

   two concurrent courts of law.

4. accordant or agreeing.

   concurrent testimony by three witnesses.

5. tending to or intersecting at the same point.

   four concurrent lines.

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noun

1. something joint or contributory.

2. Archaic. a rival or competitor.

concurrent British  

/ kənˈkʌrənt /

adjective

1. taking place at the same time or in the same location

2. cooperating

3. meeting at, approaching, or having a common point

   concurrent lines

4. having equal authority or jurisdiction

5. in accordance or agreement; harmonious

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noun

1. something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause

Other Word Forms

• concurrently adverb
• preconcurrent adjective
• unconcurrent adjective

Etymology

Origin of concurrent

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Middle French or directly from Latin concurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere “to run together”; concur ); con-, current

Example Sentences

An uncontrolled, sudden increase in voltage in the system "on a day with multiple concurrent phenomena" led to instability and "cascading generation", it said.

From BBC

Economists at DBS warn that a concurrent surge in food prices alongside energy costs would pose a significant risk for Southeast Asia, echoing the synchronized, commodity-driven inflation spike observed in 2022.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, as Tate Britain’s concurrent “Turner and Constable” exhibition shows, Romantic nature was passionate and unstable, and all the more precious for being unknowable.

From The Wall Street Journal

"Underlying or concurrent illnesses may be responsible, or the events could be coincidental," it added.

From BBC

However, it was downhill from there, with the game attracting just 3,600 concurrent PC users on the day Wildlight Entertainment announced the layoffs in February.

From BBC