simultaneous
simultaneous — adjective
1. taking place at the same moment that something else does, with neither happening
taking place at the same moment that something else does, with neither happening earlier or later
Yuki and her colleague gave simultaneous presentations in two different rooms.
prenominal adjective: simultaneous + noun
The conference organisers scheduled three simultaneous workshops on different topics.
collocation: simultaneous + workshop / event / session
Jude's phone and laptop received simultaneous notifications about the cancelled flight.
The two translations of the novel were published as simultaneous editions in Taiwan and Hong Kong.
- concurrent
more formal, often used for processes or events that run in parallel over a period rather than at a single moment
- coinciding
less common, suggests accidental or unplanned timing
- sequential
happening one after another, not at the same time
- separate
occurring at different times, not necessarily in a fixed order
文法句型
simultaneous + noun
be + simultaneous + with + noun phrase
用法筆記
Frequently used before a noun (a simultaneous broadcast) or with the preposition with (simultaneous with the conference). The adverb simultaneously is much more common after verbs (the events happened simultaneously).