adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun, oft v-link ADJwith n, verb-link ADJECTIVE]
Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time.
Galerie St. Etienne is holding three concurrent exhibitions.
He will actually be serving three concurrent five-year sentences.
Concurrent with her acting career, Bron has managed to write two books of her own.
Synonyms: simultaneous, coexisting, concomitant, contemporaneous More Synonyms of concurrent
concurrentlyadverb [ADVERB with verb]
His sentence is to run concurrently with a sentence he is already serving.
More Synonyms of concurrent
concurrent in British English
(kənˈkʌrənt)
adjective
1.
taking place at the same time or in the same location
2.
cooperating
3.
meeting at, approaching, or having a common point
concurrent lines
4.
having equal authority or jurisdiction
5.
in accordance or agreement; harmonious
noun
6.
something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause
Derived forms
concurrently (conˈcurrently)
adverb
concurrent in American English
(kənˈkɜrənt)
adjective
1.
occurring at the same time; existing together
2.
meeting in or going toward the same point; converging
3.
acting together; cooperating
4.
in agreement; harmonious
5.
exercised equally over the same area
concurrent jurisdiction
noun
6.
a concurrent circumstance, cause, etc.
Derived forms
concurrently (conˈcurrently)
adverb
Word origin
ME < L concurrens: prp. of concurrere, concur
Examples of 'concurrent' in a sentence
concurrent
His new concurrent sentence means three more years behind bars.
The Sun (2012)
He was given two concurrent jail sentences of three years.
The Sun (2007)
Both sentences will run concurrent with their existing jail terms.
The Sun (2007)
The idea and the ideal was the "concurrent majority ".
Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989)
The concurrent majority was designed for them.
Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989)
The concurrent majority was an antidote to this.
Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989)
The other sentences would remain concurrent.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
The judge in his trial passed four concurrent maximum sentences, rather than stringing them out.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He was sentenced to concurrent terms of 40 years on each count.
Christianity Today (2000)
WHY are criminals given concurrent jail terms?
The Sun (2009)
The "concurrent majority "could not safeguard the liberty of individual opinion; the force of public sentiment is not a procedure to be reformed.
Roper, Jon Democracy and its Critics - Anglo-American democratic thought in the nineteenth century (1989)
He was charged with perjury, pleaded guilty and in 1999 was sentenced to a concurrent term of imprisonment of three years.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
He was also given a concurrent four-month term for criminal damage, having removed two front door panels to get inside the house.
The Sun (2015)
In other languages
concurrent
British English: concurrent ADJECTIVE
Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time.
The gallery is holding three concurrent exhibitions.
American English: concurrent
Brazilian Portuguese: concomitante
Chinese: 同时发生的
European Spanish: simultáneo
French: simultané
German: gleichzeitig
Italian: contemporaneo
Japanese: 同時発生の
Korean: 동시에 일어나는
European Portuguese: concomitante
Latin American Spanish: simultáneo
All related terms of 'concurrent'
concurrent user
one of several simultaneous users of a computing resource such as a computer program or file
concurrent engineering
a method of designing and marketing new products in which development stages are run in parallel rather than in series, to reduce lead times and costs
concurrent processing
the ability of a computer to process two or more programs in parallel
concurrent resolution
a resolution passed by one branch of a legislature and concurred in by the other, indicating the opinion of the legislature but not having the force of law
concurrent versions system
a system that allows more than one person to work on the same file at the same time, merging their changes but keeping records of the different versions
1 (adjective)
Definition
taking place at the same time or place
He will actually be serving three concurrent sentences.
Synonyms
simultaneous
The film will provide simultaneous translation in both English and Chinese.
coexisting
concomitant
New methods had to be learnt, with concomitant delays in production.
contemporaneous
coincident
The Moon's path through the sky is more or less coincident with the Sun's.
synchronous
concerted
2 (adjective)
Definition
in agreement
Synonyms
in agreement
agreeing
at one
consistent
These new goals are not consistent with the existing policies.
compatible
She and I are very compatible – we're interested in all the same things.
harmonious
a harmonious blend of colours
like-minded
the opportunity to mix with like-minded people
cooperating
of the same mind
in rapport
consentient
3 (adjective)
Definition
meeting at, approaching, or having a common point
Synonyms
converging
uniting
convergent
confluent
Additional synonyms
in the sense of coincident
Definition
having the same position in space or time
The Moon's path through the sky is more or less coincident with the Sun's.
Synonyms
coinciding,
correspondent,
coordinate,
concomitant,
contemporaneous,
synchronous
in the sense of compatible
Definition
able to exist together harmoniously
She and I are very compatible – we're interested in all the same things.
Synonyms
like-minded,
harmonious,
in harmony,
in accord,
of one mind,
of the same mind,
en rapport
in the sense of concomitant
Definition
existing or along with (something else)
New methods had to be learnt, with concomitant delays in production.