concurrently
/kənˈkʌrəntli/ (bre, ipa) · /kənˈkɜːrəntli/ (ame, ipa)
concurrently — adverb
1. happening, running, or being done during the same period of time as something el
happening, running, or being done during the same period of time as something else, with the two activities overlapping rather than following one after another.
The judge ordered that Omar serve his two sentences concurrently rather than back to back.
legal collocation: serve sentences concurrently
Rin is studying for her medical exam and working at the hospital concurrently this summer.
verb + concurrently in clause-final position
The marketing team launched the new app concurrently with the television campaign last Friday.
Several research projects on the same drug are running concurrently across three universities in Tokyo.
Diya managed two construction projects concurrently and still delivered both ahead of schedule.
- simultaneously
more general; emphasises exact same moment rather than overlapping period
- at the same time
neutral, everyday phrasing; works in any register
- in parallel
common in technical or project contexts; suggests independent tracks
- consecutively
one after another rather than overlapping
- successively
in sequence, with no overlap
文法句型
[verb] + concurrently
concurrently with + noun
用法筆記
Frequently used in legal contexts (sentences served concurrently) and project or technical contexts (tasks running in parallel). Often appears at the end of a clause or immediately before 'with + noun'.