simultaneously

B1
US /ˌsaɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/ UK /ˌsɪmlˈteɪnɪəsli/
adv Freq #11416

Meanings

  1. 1
    adv

    at the same instant

    they spoke simultaneously

  2. 2
    adv

    Occurring at the same time.

    The cradle-rocking and the song would cease simultaneously for a moment, and an exclamation at highest vocal pitch would take the place of the melody.

Etymology

From simultaneous + -ly.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
1 adv · at the same instant at the same time
2 adv · occurring at the same time. at a timeat one timeat the same timeconcomitantlyconcurrentlycontemporaneouslycotemporallyduringin parallelsimultaneouslythentherewhile
Opposites
individuallypiecemealseparatelyseverallysingly

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