asynchronouslyadv.
/eɪˈsɪŋkrənəsli/, U.S. /eɪˈsɪŋkrənəsli/ In an asynchronous manner; at differing times.
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1849 C. D. Meigs Obstetrics xxiv. 662 The two zygozoar halves of the heart may act asymmetrically and asynchronously.
1893 Philos. Trans. 1892 (Royal Soc.) B. 183 284 In extreme cases, the different parts of the ventricular walls may contract asynchronously.
1936 Iowa Stud. Psychol. Music 4 314 There are conspicuous differences..in the frequency with which chords are played asynchronously.
1994 Computer Aug. 13 Concurrent execution in cool is expressed through parallel functions that execute asynchronously when invoked.
2004 Time Out N.Y. 23 Sept. 149/2 Mrs. Smith..eyes the grandfather clock with apprehension (it starts chiming 17 times and tolls asynchronously thereafter).
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, November 2010; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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