MEANING
At the same time or during overlapping periods.
Use it for
overlapping processes; simultaneous reforms; coordinating activitiesMark shared timing without implying that one event caused another.
Words that belong together
- run concurrently
- occur concurrently
- serve concurrently
On the page
The two training programs ran concurrently during the summer.
Inflation and unemployment rose concurrently, complicating the policy response.
She served concurrently on the curriculum committee and the appeals panel.
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- concurrently
Usage notes
Primary category: academic. Formal; overlapping activity need not begin and end at exactly the same moments. Temporal concurrence does not establish a causal relationship. Adverb; invariant, with no inflected forms.
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