concurrent

Meaning

Adj

1. Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
2. Belonging to the same period; contemporary.
3. Acting in conjunction; agreeing in the same act or opinion; contributing to the same event or effect.
4. Joint and equal in authority; taking cognizance of similar questions; operating on the same objects.
5. Meeting in one point.
6. Running alongside one another on parallel courses; moving together in space.
7. Designed to run independently, rather than sequentially, using various mechanisms, such as threads, event loops or time-slicing.

Noun

1. One who, or that which, concurs; a joint or contributory cause.
2. One pursuing the same course, or seeking the same objects; hence, a rival; an opponent.
3. One of the supernumerary days of the year over fifty-two complete weeks; so called because they concur with the solar cycle, the course of which they follow.
4. One who accompanies a sheriff's officer as witness.

Synonyms

simultaneous

parallel

contemporaneous

synchronous

coincident

coincidental

side by side

co-occurrent

cooccurring

coexisting

abreast

harmonious

same time

coinciding

collateral

agreeing

accordant

consonant

contemporary

convergent

cooperating

downstream

flowing

in agreement

in-line

intercurrent

isochronal

isochronous

joint

mutual

parallelism

pursuant

together

unanimous

uniflow

concomitant cause

occurring together

consilient

simultaneous execution

forward flow

agreed

at the same time

coetaneous

coeval

common

compatible

competitor

complicated

concordant

concurrency

confluent

conformable

congruent

consentaneous

consentient

consistent

Pronounced as (IPA)

/kəŋˈkʌɹənt/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English: concurrent

In summary

From Middle English concurrent, from Old French concurrent, from Latin concurrēns, present active participle of concurrō (“happen at the same time”), from con- (“with”) + currō (“run”).