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- Dictionaryconcurrent/kənˈkʌrənt/
adjective
- 1. existing, happening, or done at the same time: "there are three concurrent art fairs around the city" Similar
- 2. agreeing or consistent.
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Concurrent describes things that are occurring, or people who are doing something, at the same time, such as “concurrent users” of a computer program. Consecutive refers to things that are arranged or happen in a sequential order.
concurrent. adjective. uk / kənˈkʌr. ə nt / us / kənˈkɝː. ə nt / Add to word list. happening or existing at the same time: The judge imposed concurrent sentences totalling 14 years for the attacks on the girls. Synonyms. coincident formal. simultaneous. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Simultaneous and consecutive.
Concurrent definition: occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side. See examples of CONCURRENT used in a sentence.
6 meanings: 1. taking place at the same time or in the same location 2. cooperating 3. meeting at, approaching, or having a.... Click for more definitions.
happening or existing at the same time as something else: Delivery of the goods and payment of the price are concurrent conditions, and must therefore occur at the same time. concurrent with sth Competitions for consumer goods are usually promoted on the pack concurrent with in-store promotion. IT.
1. Happening, existing, or done at the same time as something else: dealing with concurrent crises. See Synonyms at contemporary. 2. Meeting or tending to meet at the same point; convergent: concurrent lines. 3. Being in accordance; harmonious: Are these decisions concurrent with university policy?
Concurrent means happening at the same time, as in two movies showing at the same theater on the same weekend. You might notice another adjective, current, in concurrent. While current refers to something that is happening right now, concurrent describes two or more things happening at the same
