tandem
noun /ˈtændəm/
/ˈtændəm/
Idioms - a bicycle for two riders, one behind the other
enlarge imageWordfinderTopics Transport by car or lorryc2, Sports: other sportsc2- back-pedal
- cycling
- dismount
- handlebar
- pedal
- ride
- saddle
- speed
- tandem
- velodrome
Word Originlate 18th cent.: humorously from Latin, literally ‘at length’.
Idioms
in tandem (with somebody/something)
- if somebody/something works or happens in tandem with somebody/something else, they work together or happen at the same time
- The two systems are designed to work in tandem.
- Two deisgners worked in tandem on the plans.
- Stock prices pushed sharply higher this afternoon in tandem with a rise in the dollar.