simultaneously

[sahy-muhl-tey-nee-uhs-lee]

adverb

1. at the same time.

   By moving the chicken coop every day, we simultaneously provide the birds with fresh food and sanitary living conditions.

Other Word Forms

• nonsimultaneously adverb
• unsimultaneously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of simultaneously¹

simultaneous ( def. ) + -ly

Example Sentences

But the movie stays in that postcard allure, never quite edging its earnest expressions of desire and anxiety into anything more stakes-driven or detailed, the way a love letter might rattle and console simultaneously.

From Los Angeles Times

As one carriage travels downhill, its weight lifts the other, allowing them to ascend and descend simultaneously, reducing the energy needed to transport them.

From BBC

If the bodies of women and girls are going to be simultaneously commodified and shamed for existing, isn’t self-objectification a form of resistance and control?

From Salon

This is the paradox of populist leaders: They are above the masses but are simultaneously “of the people.”

From Salon

The industry has simultaneously claimed that it is addressing methane while bristling at oversight.

From Salon

Related Words

• together