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k-uh-n-KUR-uh-nt/kənˈkʌrənt/

Concurrent means happening at the same time: concurrent projects, concurrent sentences (law). Consecutive means one after another (already in the dictionary). Simultaneous is a close synonym. Concur (agree) is a different verb.

Meaning

Happening at the same time as something else.

Examples

• “She ran two concurrent research projects.”
• “She taught two concurrent modules in the same term.”
• “The app allows concurrent edits, which caused the conflict.”

Good to know

concurrent + events (same time). One after another: consecutive. Mix-up: concur (agree).

Near in meaning

simultaneous

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