Meaning

Happening at the same time; simultaneous..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

concurrent echo

Such are the changes which science recognizes in the wire itself, as concurrent with the visual changes taking place in the eye.

In 1915, concurrent with the L.S.W.R. electrification, power was supplied from the Waterloo sub-station, and the old equipment held in reserve. Some generator sets were removed, and motor generators installed for standby lighting and other services.

I join with these laws the personal presence of the king's son, as a concurrent cause of this reformation.

the concurrent testimony of antiquity

the concurrent jurisdiction of courts

Informally, a concurrent program is one that does more than one thing at a time. […] However, this simultaneity is sometimes an illusion.

Different concurrent designs enable different ways to parallelize.

Word Forms

• more concurrent
• most concurrent
• concurrents

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When Should You Use Concurrent?

Use concurrent when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.

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