concurrently
Americanadverb
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at the same time.
All seven projects are running concurrently.
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together; in tandem.
Body and mind develop concurrently.
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of concurrently
Explanation
When two or more things happen at the same time, they occur concurrently. If the concerts you want to attend are happening concurrently, you have to choose one — unless you know how to be in two places at the same time. The adverb concurrently comes from the Latin word concurrere, meaning “to run together,” or “assemble hurriedly.” If you’re ever lucky enough to go to the Olympics, you’ll find that many events are scheduled concurrently, so you may not be able to see the Norway/Sweden curling match, the biathlon, freestyle skiing and the couples figure skating if they are all at the same time. That will be a tough choice.
Vocabulary lists containing concurrently
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Example Sentences
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Beneath this level, a "Challenger Series" will run concurrently with purses worth at least $4m.
From BBC • Jun. 23, 2026
We evaluated streaming performance and P2P behavior by running downloads and streaming concurrently to observe throttling and buffering.
From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026
It’s raining classic musical revivals in Los Angeles, with three shows penned by Rodgers and Hammerstein and Lerner and Loewe poised to run concurrently this spring.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 27, 2026
Start with the claim that the tumor-shrinking effects of RP1 could not be disentangled from that of another immunotherapy that patients were taking concurrently.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026
The one was inverted and the two zeros here were running concurrently instead of consecutively.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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