Concurrent
/kənˈkʌrənt/
Definitions
Existing or happening at the same time; simultaneous.
/kənˈkʌrənt/
Existing, happening, or done at the same time.
The two events were concurrent, making it difficult to attend both.
💡 Simply: Imagine you and your friend are both watching a movie at the same time. The movie viewing is concurrent! It just means things are happening together.
👶 For kids: When two things happen at the same time, they are concurrent, like when you and your friend both eat lunch at noon.
More Examples
The company's strategic planning and financial reporting are concurrent processes.
He received concurrent sentences for the two crimes.
How It's Used
"The two projects have concurrent deadlines."
"The judge ruled the sentences would run concurrently."
"Concurrent processing allows multiple tasks to be executed seemingly simultaneously."
From Latin *concurrēns*, present participle of *concurrere* (“to run together, to occur simultaneously”), from *con-* (“with, together”) + *currere* (“to run”).
Used since the 17th century, the word has consistently referred to things happening together or at the same time, originally drawing heavily from legal and philosophical contexts.
Memory tip
Think of 'running together' (Latin origin) to remember things happening at the same time.
Word Origin
"to run"