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synchronously

synchronously

1 6.4
Happens at the same time as something else
  • adverb
  • /sɪŋˈkrɒnəsli/
translation icon : síncronamente
  • In the second condition, the same web-based material was delivered synchronously via an electronic chatroom.
  • execute synchronously
  • deliver synchronously
  • work synchronously

Examples

  • The three beams are synchronously deflected in a raster—a pattern of closely spaced horizontal lines—that scans the image area.

    Academic text (1992)
  • The encysted larvae of small strongyles can emerge synchronously from the intestinal wall, leading to the clinical disease called 'larval cyathostominosis.'

    Academic text (2015)
  • Only one group was able to work synchronously throughout the entire writing process.

    Academic text (2001)
  • The word collaboration, as it is used here, refers to a set of people working together closely, usually synchronously, to achieve a goal.

    Academic text (2011)
  • In fact, high school students might be better able to work synchronously to discuss and develop ideas while they compose.

    Academic text (2001)
  • For this reason, some courses are delivered synchronously rather than asynchronously to encourage interaction between students.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Instead, he assembled a team of scullers, or rowers, who were trained to row together to act synchronously for maximum impact.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • Similarly, corals and other relatively immobile invertebrates along the Great Barrier Reef of Australia also spawn synchronously, using lunar and temperature cues.

    Academic text (1991)
  • During the online class, students were able to communicate synchronously using video chat.

  • The musicians played their parts synchronously, creating a beautiful harmony during the concert.

Synonyms

simultaneously
vssynchronously
209 4.2

At the same time

focuses on matching time while allowing either coordinated or independent occurrence
in lockstep
vssynchronously
10 6.0

Moving or acting exactly the same as others

means occurring in time together without implying agreement
concomitantly
vssynchronously
  • Formal
1 8.6

At the same time as something else

is timing aligned with others but less formal and less causal
synchronically
vssynchronously
7.9

Happening at the same time as other things

is timing that matches others but not necessarily deliberate coordination
synchronistically
vssynchronously
9.2

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

emphasizes simple simultaneous action rather than relation among events
coincidently
vssynchronously
4.3

Happening at the same time as something else

means shared timing but often without coordination or intent

Antonyms

At different times so things do not need to wait for each other

How Synchronous

synchronously
1 6.4

Surface Forms

synchronously positive

Morphology

synchronously = synchronous (transparent) = synchron + ous + ly

Standard adverb formation from the adjective 'synchronous' with the productive suffix '-ly'; meaning is directly derived: 'in a synchronous way'.

Etymology

Synchronously comes from Greek parts syn- 'together' and chron- 'time', and it is the same idea as sync when two things keep the same time. So synchronously means happening 'at the same time' or moving in step with each other.