Concurrent

Quick meaning: Concurrent is an adjective meaning Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

Meaning

Happening at the same time; simultaneous.

More Meanings

1. Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
2. Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
3. Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
4. (geometry) Meeting in one point.
5. Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
6. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
7. (computing, of code) Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.

Example Sentences

concurrent echo

the concurrent testimony of antiquity

the concurrent jurisdiction of courts

Different concurrent designs enable different ways to parallelize.

Word Forms

• concurrents

Synonyms for concurrent

Depending on context, synonyms include simultaneous, synchronic, synchronous, coincident, synchronal, coinciding.

Antonyms for concurrent

Common opposites include sequential.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include simultaneous, coincident, synchronous, coinciding, synchronic, coincidental.

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