simultaneously

[ sahy-muhl-tey-nee-uhs-lee ]

/ ˌsaɪ məlˈteɪ ni əs li /

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adverb

at the same time: By moving the chicken coop every day, we simultaneously provide the birds with fresh food and sanitary living conditions.

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Origin of simultaneously

simultaneous + -ly

OTHER WORDS FROM simultaneously

non·si·mul·ta·ne·ous·ly, adverbun·si·mul·ta·ne·ous·ly, adverb

Words nearby simultaneously

simulation, simulator, simulcast, simultaneous, simultaneous equations, simultaneously, simvastatin, sin, sin-1, Sina, Sinai

How to use simultaneously in a sentence

Each of the 125 buses can support 65 simultaneous connections, with the signal extending over 90 meters.
Creative school plans could counter inequities exposed by COVID-19|Sujata Gupta|September 8, 2020|Science News
The simultaneous listing could mark one of the biggest debuts in years, and even top Saudi Aramco’s record $29 billion IPO, a person familiar has said.
Billionaire Jack Ma’s Ant Group files for IPO looking to smash an all-time record|Bernhard Warner|August 25, 2020|Fortune
Ant, currently the world’s most valuable unicorn, aims to raise around $30 billion in simultaneous dual listings on the Hong Kong stock exchange and Shanghai’s Star market, and may float its shares as soon as October, Bloomberg reported on Friday.
A Jack Ma company is poised to break the record for biggest IPO—again|Naomi Xu Elegant|August 21, 2020|Fortune
Regardless, Request a Quote and Nearby Jobs are part of a larger, ongoing effort by Yelp to deliver new products and services that provide simultaneous value to both consumers and business owners — and diversify away from advertising.
Yelp’s updated ‘Request a Quote’ and new ‘Nearby Jobs’ provide lead-gen for SMBs|Greg Sterling|August 18, 2020|Search Engine Land

Its first event, called the Dinner Party Bingo Bash, was an interview show that had a simultaneous bingo game hosted by chef and author Daphne Oz.
How publishers are selling advertisers on virtual events|Kayleigh Barber|July 17, 2020|Digiday
It simultaneously reveals the absurdity of dictatorship and gives comfort to those languishing under an impossible reality.
The Sony Hack and America’s Craven Capitulation To Terror|David Keyes|December 19, 2014|DAILY BEAST
I'm not sure whether we'd ever develop two different versions simultaneously.
Exclusive: Sony Emails Reveal Channing Tatum and Chris Pratt’s Plans For ‘Ghostbusters’ Film|William Boot|December 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The camera dollied backward along the length of the tower's staircase while simultaneously its lens zoomed forward.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Brutality must be rejected as a “mistake,” but simultaneously preserved as a possible policy option.
John Brennan’s Tortured Defense of the CIA’s Torture Program|Shane Harris|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the simultaneously gripping and chilling hold of Serial is that its characters are real people.
The Scoop on ‘Serial’: Making Sense of The Nisha Call, Asia's Letters, and Our Obsession|Emily Shire|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Who has patience for the recapitulation of a string of names, when a group of faces may be placed simultaneously before him?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, No. CCCXXXIX. January, 1844. Vol. LV.|Various
There fell upon the momentary silence the sound of an opening door, and both men rose simultaneously to their feet.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
The Admiralty have turned down the proposal to force the Straits simultaneously by land and sea.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
The shot had roused neighboring flocks; several dark clouds had risen simultaneously, but in a few moments they settled again.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
Simultaneously, Generals Hale and Wheaton were coming forward with their columns, each having had some hard fighting on the way.
The Philippine Islands|John Foreman