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contemporarily

contemporarily

7.0
At the same time as something else
  • adverb
  • /kənˈtɛmpəˌrɛrɪli/
translation icon : contemporáneamente
  • The festival will feature music from various genres performed contemporarily to enhance the audience's experience.

Examples

  • African American families historically and contemporarily face social challenges in dealing with the U.S. public education system.

    Academic text (2013)
  • I mean, they're, they're, they're contemporarily made, but they look real old and they're, I don't have the key for this anymore.

  • There have been, classically and contemporarily, various persons, groups, schools, etc., who have taken a theological position that the features which Allah has described Himself with are only allegorical and not literal.

    Blog text (10)
  • Other examples of religiously motivated legislation (such as gay marriage bans, interracial marriage bans, anti-abortionism, and so on) do not show benefits, historically or contemporarily.

    Blog text (31)
  • The two artists exhibited their work contemporarily, showcasing different perspectives on the same theme.

  • Many scientific discoveries are made contemporarily, as researchers collaborate across different fields and countries.

Synonyms

at the same time
vscontemporarily
1.0

During the same time or moment

is a one word adverb form rather than a phrase
meanwhile
vscontemporarily
1.6

While something else is happening

is general overlap during a period, not focused on the interval between events
simultaneously
vscontemporarily
209 4.2

At the same time

is broader, allowing overlap across a period rather than one instant
contemporaneously
vscontemporarily
2 8.4

At the same time or during the same period

is the alternative adverbial spelling with the same temporal meaning
concomitantly
vscontemporarily
  • Formal
1 8.6

At the same time as something else

is timing overlap without implying accompaniment or joint occurrence
coincidently
vscontemporarily
4.3

Happening at the same time as something else

is plain timing overlap without stressing mere coincidence
synchronistically
vscontemporarily
9.2

In a way that happens at the same time as something else

is plain occurrence during the same period, not about linking events conceptually

How Simultaneous

simultaneously
209 4.2
contemporarily
7.0
together
511 1.0

Surface Forms

contemporarily positive

Morphology

contemporarily = contemporary (transparent) = contemporary + ly

Formed by adding the productive adverbial suffix '-ly' to the adjective 'contemporary' (meaning 'occurring at the same time'), so the adverbial meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

Contemporarily comes from Latin parts con- 'with' and tempus 'time'. So it literally means 'with the same time', which is why it means happening at the same time as something else.