concurrency

noun

con·​cur·​ren·​cy kən-ˈkər-ən(t)-sē 

-ˈkə-rən(t)-,

kän-

: concurrence

Synonyms

• coexistence
• coincidence
• concurrence

Examples of concurrency in a Sentence

the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center

there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains

Recent Examples on the Web

The recent Champions Trophy hit a global record for concurrency for any sporting event, and Mani notes that even regular matches are now breaking records previously set by major finals. —Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Apr. 2025

Rust has been steadily gaining traction in the world of systems programming, lauded for its memory safety, concurrency model and performance. —Amandeep Midha, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025

Rapyd Cloud’s Challenges and Triumphs Building an infrastructure capable of handling high concurrency and dynamic interactions was a significant challenge. —Chris Gallagher, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025

However, when performing OLTP at scale, architectural designs of a database residing on servers go out the window due to that extreme concurrency. —Matt Kimball, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1597, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for concurrency

• currency
• eurocurrency