Consecutive has a good deal in common with the complementary word concurrent. Besides the fact that both begin with the prefix con - (meaning “with, together”), each word deals with the time-order in which several things happen.
CONCURRENT definition: occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side. See examples of concurrent used in a sentence.
CONCURRENT meaning: 1. happening or existing at the same time: 2. happening or existing at the same time: 3…. Learn more.
Definition of concurrent adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
- occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: serving two concurrent prison sentences. 2. acting in conjunction; cooperating: the concurrent efforts of medical researchers. 3. having equal authority or jurisdiction: concurrent courts of law. 4. accordant or agreeing.
Adjective concurrent (comparative more concurrent, superlative most concurrent) Happening at the same time; simultaneous.
occurring or existing at the same time or at the same place: serving two concurrent prison sentences. cooperating: the concurrent efforts of medical researchers. con cur rent ly, adv. See -cur-. occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side: concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
Concurrent events or situations happen at the same time. Galerie St. Etienne is holding three concurrent exhibitions. He will actually be serving three concurrent five-year sentences. Concurrent with her acting career, Bron has managed to write two books of her own.
Concurrent means happening at the same time, as in two movies showing at the same theater on the same weekend. You might notice another adjective, current, in concurrent. While current refers to something that is happening right now, concurrent describes two or more things happening at the same time.