asynchronously
- adverb
- /eɪˈsɪŋkrənəsli/
- As online courses are conducted asynchronously, students can complete their assignments at their own pace.
- operate asynchronously
Examples
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While online courses are delivered asynchronously, students communicate with classmates via course discussion boards and virtual presentations.
Academic text (2012) -
Communication and sharing of documents can take place in real time or asynchronously and in any setting with Internet access, including school or home.
Academic text (2012) -
We could try running a discussion asynchronously through a chat board.
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Other organizations and associations archive their "live" events for viewing asynchronously after the conference is over.
Academic text (2012) -
For this reason, some courses are delivered synchronously rather than asynchronously to encourage interaction between students.
Academic text (2015) -
The use of data flow computing permits the processors to operate asynchronously.
Academic text (2000) -
In the first half, educators will be expected to spend about one to two hours working "asynchronously" with self-paced instructional materials in a variety of formats, such as written guides, images, videos, screencasts, simulations, and programs.
Academic text (2011) -
The team collaborated asynchronously, allowing each member to contribute ideas without needing to be online at the same time.
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She prefers to learn asynchronously, so she can watch the lectures whenever it fits her schedule.
Antonyms
How Synchronous
Surface Forms
Morphology
asynchronously = asynchronous (semi-transparent) = a + synchronous + ly
This is a standard adverb formation from the adjective 'asynchronous'.
Etymology
Asynchronously breaks into a- 'not' and synchronous, the same root as synchronize which means 'to make things happen together', and comes from syn- 'together' and chronos 'time'. So, to do something asynchronously is to do it 'not at the same time' or without waiting for others.