at the same time

phrase

Synonyms of at the same timenext
: nevertheless, yet
… slick and at the same time strangely unprofessional …Gerald Weales

Examples of at the same time in a Sentence

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Our brains are planning several words ahead, allowing sounds from neighboring words to become active at the same time and occasionally interfere with one another. Karen Stollznow, The Conversation, 14 July 2026 Dasgupta added that regularity, going to bed and waking up at the same time every day, is a piece of the puzzle that often gets overlooked. Samantha Agate, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026 For Netflix , forward earnings estimates increased 12% in the past three months at the same time as the shares fell 21%. Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 14 July 2026 Finding individual molecules can get complicated because there can be hundreds of other molecules in the molecular cloud that are also sending out their signals at the same time. Damien Pine, Scientific American, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for at the same time

Word History

First Known Use

1679, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of at the same time was in 1679

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“At the same time.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/at%20the%20same%20time. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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