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simultaneously

simultaneously

209 4.2
At the same time
  • adverb
  • /ˌsɪməlˈteɪniəsli/
translation icon : simultáneamente
  • Each new issue is made available simultaneously with the publication of the print issue.
  • occur simultaneously
  • multiple substances simultaneously
  • two dimensions simultaneously

Warren Buffett and Bill Gates simultaneously said one word, focus.

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Examples

  • We can access 6 different networks simultaneously.

  • Many music educators were simultaneously delighted and a bit uncomfortable as they read the article.

    Academic text (2011)
  • We can connect to everybody on every device simultaneously.

  • Schools often designed activities to simultaneously promote the program and provide nutrition information.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Warren Buffett and Bill Gates simultaneously said one word, focus.

  • Two counter-terrorism offensives are launched simultaneously in Africa.

  • We can connect to everybody on every device simultaneously.

  • Each new issue is made available simultaneously with the publication of the print issue.

  • Warren Buffett and Bill Gates simultaneously said one word, focus.

Synonyms

at the same time
vssimultaneously
1.0

During the same time or moment

is the standard neutral term for that exact timing
at a time
vssimultaneously
768 1.0

Together in a single group

is the precise adverb for events occurring at the same instant
together
vssimultaneously
511 1.0

At the same time as someone or something else

focuses on simultaneity as a simple time relation
at once
vssimultaneously
287 1.8

At the same time

is the neutral adverb describing that identical instant occurrence
all at once
vssimultaneously
43 2.1

Happening at the same time

is the general word for things happening at the same moment
at one time
vssimultaneously
32 2.5

Happening at the same time

refers to exact same instant rather than a general occasion
concurrently
vssimultaneously
14 5.8

Happening at the same time as something else

focuses on exact same instant rather than broad duration overlap
contemporaneously
vssimultaneously
2 8.4

At the same time or during the same period

is about the exact same moment rather than a shared period
synchronously
vssimultaneously
1 6.4

Happens at the same time as something else

is the broad term for things occurring together in one instant
concomitantly
vssimultaneously
  • Formal
1 8.6

At the same time as something else

emphasizes pure simultaneity rather than concurrent accompaniment
coincidently
vssimultaneously
4.3

Happening at the same time as something else

is the plain adverb for events happening at the same instant
synchronically
vssimultaneously
7.9

Happening at the same time as other things

is the general expression for events occurring at the same time
synchronistically
vssimultaneously
9.2

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

is the neutral term for things occurring at the same instant
collaterally
vssimultaneously
7.3

At the same time and alongside another thing

denotes strict simultaneity rather than merely parallel occurrence

Antonyms

9 4.5

Things happen one after the other in a fixed order

How Simultaneous

simultaneously
209 4.2
together
1.0
alternately
19 3.6
one by one
186 1.4

Surface Forms

simultaneously positive

Morphology

simultaneously = simultaneous (transparent) = simultaneous + ly

The transformation from 'simultaneous' to 'simultaneously' is a standard adverbial formation.

Etymology

Simultaneously comes from the Latin root simul, which means 'together' or 'at the same time'. So, when things happen simultaneously, they happen together in the same moment.