concurrent
gb/kəŋkˈɚənt/ us/kəŋkˈɚənt/
B2
Inglés
~ 8700
Acepciones
0 acepciones
adjective
B2
property
1
happening at the same time
Happening or existing at the same time as something else.
Patrón de uso:
[event/thing] is concurrent with [event/thing]; concurrent [event/activity/use]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes confuse "concurrent" with "consecutive". "Concurrent" means at the same time, while "consecutive" means one after another. They also sometimes write *"current"* when they mean *"concurrent";* "current" just means "now" or "present."
Sinónimos
simultaneous (Slightly more formal; very close in meaning, often interchangeable in most contexts.)
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coinciding (Emphasizes two things happening at the same time, often by chance.)
Antónimos
separate (Suggests things do not happen or exist at the same time or together.)
Colocaciones
concurrent events
|concurrent activities
|concurrent use
|concurrent symptoms
|concurrent operations
|concurrent obligations
Temas
time
|general
|description
|core_vocabulary
Ejemplos
- The festival will run concurrent with the city’s summer celebrations.
- He is dealing with several concurrent projects at work.
- The patient showed concurrent symptoms of fever and fatigue.
- Economic growth and concurrent environmental damage are a growing concern.
- Her book launch was concurrent with the release of the film adaptation.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- Two concerts are concurrent on Saturday night.
- He has three concurrent meetings this afternoon.
- The class is concurrent with my work shift.
- There were concurrent changes in price and demand.
- The storm was concurrent with very strong winds.
adjective
technical
C1
property
2
handling multiple tasks at once
Used about computer systems or services that let many tasks or users work at the same time.
Patrón de uso:
concurrent [users/processes/sessions/requests]
Error frecuente:
Learners sometimes think "concurrent users" means all registered users. It actually means the number of users using the system at the same time. It is also sometimes confused with "parallel" in programming, which can be a narrower idea of tasks truly running at the same moment on different cores.
Sinónimos
parallel (In computing, often suggests tasks truly running at the same time, sometimes on different processors; "concurrent" can also include tasks that are interleaved rather than strictly parallel.)
Antónimos
sequential (Describes tasks that happen one after another rather than at the same time.)
Colocaciones
concurrent users
|concurrent sessions
|concurrent connections
|concurrent processes
|concurrent requests
|concurrent access
Temas
technology
|computing
|business
Ejemplos
- The system supports up to 10,000 concurrent users.
- We need to test how the API behaves under heavy concurrent requests.
- Concurrent processing can significantly reduce overall execution time.
- The license limits the number of concurrent sessions per account.
- Concurrent access to this file may cause data corruption.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- This website can handle many concurrent users.
- The app crashed because of too many concurrent requests.
- We pay for the number of concurrent sessions, not total users.
- Concurrent processes share the same server.
- They upgraded the server to support more concurrent connections.
adjective
technical
C1
property
3
legal: running at same time
Used in law to say that a punishment, power, or right happens at the same time as another one, not after it.
Patrón de uso:
concurrent [sentence/jurisdiction/powers]
Error frecuente:
Learners often confuse "concurrent" with "consecutive" when talking about prison sentences. "Concurrent" means served at the same time; "consecutive" means one after another and usually results in more total time.
Sinónimos
overlapping (General word for things covering the same period; "concurrent" is the precise legal term, especially for sentences and jurisdictions.)
Antónimos
consecutive (In legal contexts, describes sentences or terms that follow one after another, not at the same time.)
Colocaciones
concurrent sentences
|concurrent jurisdiction
|concurrent powers
|serve concurrent terms
|concurrent punishment
Temas
law
|government
Ejemplos
- The defendant received two concurrent sentences of five years.
- These courts have concurrent jurisdiction over immigration matters.
- Under the agreement, the state and federal governments exercise concurrent powers in this area.
- He will serve his new sentence concurrent with the existing one.
- The judge ruled that the terms should be concurrent rather than consecutive.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The judge gave him concurrent sentences.
- He will serve both punishments concurrent with each other.
- These two courts have concurrent jurisdiction.
- The powers of the two bodies are concurrent in this field.
- The lawyer asked for a concurrent term, not a longer one.
adjective
technical
C1
property
4
meeting at one point (math)
Used in math and physics to say that lines or forces meet at one point.
Patrón de uso:
concurrent [lines/forces/vectors]
Error frecuente:
Learners may think "concurrent lines" simply means lines that cross somewhere. It actually means three or more lines all meet at the same single point.
Sinónimos
intersecting (General word for crossing; "concurrent" is more specific and means all meet at the same single point.)
Antónimos
parallel (Parallel lines or forces never meet, which is the opposite of being concurrent.)
Colocaciones
concurrent lines
|concurrent forces
|concurrent vectors
|concurrent segments
|concurrent rays
Temas
mathematics
|science
Ejemplos
- The three medians of a triangle are concurrent at a point called the centroid.
- These forces are concurrent, so we can replace them with a single resultant force.
- In this diagram, the angle bisectors are not concurrent.
- If three lines are concurrent, they intersect at exactly one point.
- The teacher drew three concurrent rays starting from the same origin.
Ejemplos para estudiantes
- The lines are concurrent at point P.
- Three medians in a triangle are concurrent.
- These forces are concurrent at this point.
- The rays are concurrent because they start at the same place.
- In the picture, four lines are concurrent.
Gramática
Forma de diccionario
concurrent
AFI
GB/kəŋkˈɚənt/
US/kəŋkˈɚənt/
Sílabas y acento
con - cur - rent (3 sílabas)
Stress on 2nd syllable (cur)
Formas de la palabra
Adjective
- Base: concurrent
Familia de palabras
Core family
concurrently
adverb
Related words
concur
verb C1
concurrence
noun C1
Advanced or less common
concurrency
noun C1
Expresiones
concurrent with
1/kəŋkˈɚənt wˈɪθ/
fixed phrase
at the same time as
Happening or existing at the same time as something else.
Ejemplos
- The music festival takes place concurrent with the art fair.
- Her promotion came concurrent with major changes in the company.
- The rise in prices was concurrent with a drop in demand.