contemporaneously

[ kuhn-tem-puh-rey-nee-uhs-lee ]

adverb

1. during the same time period:

   A number of state constitutions were adopted either prior to or contemporaneously with the federal Constitution and Bill of Rights.

Other Words From

• non·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly adverb
• pre·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly adverb
• un·con·tem·po·ra·ne·ous·ly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of contemporaneously¹

contemporaneous ( def ) + -ly

Example Sentences

The realm of what is possible continues to expand, but it is arising contemporaneously with exponentially challenging global issues that require better information, leadership, and action.

From MIT Technology Review

Sometimes we get a sense of how one will be reflected in its light contemporaneously.

From The Daily Beast

Indeed, Reed was contemporaneously chronicling—not so much celebrating—bad old New York.

From The Daily Beast

Contemporaneously with Toffana, another Italian, Keli, devoted himself to similar crimes.

From Project Gutenberg

We are probably concerned with two tendencies which may exist contemporaneously, and each have its value.

From Project Gutenberg

One likes notes in a diary to be made contemporaneously and not “written-up” afterwards.

From Project Gutenberg

Contemporaneously with the Maias and the monkeys many other animals came into being, among them the dog.

From Project Gutenberg

Incidentally, I may say, that I have invented a means of bathing children contemporaneously, without having a large bath.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• closely
• collectively
• in tandem
• jointly
• simultaneously