CONTEMPORANEOUSLY Synonyms: 18 Similar and Opposite Words

contemporaneously

adverb

Definition of contemporaneously

as in concurrently

at one and the same time Mozart was writing music contemporaneously with Haydn

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Recent Examples of contemporaneously The partnership of Pantages, Mills & Shreve happened to be developing 15 subdivisions on the Point more or less contemporaneously with Azure Vista. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Apr. 2026 An order consistent with this Memorandum Opinion will be entered contemporaneously. — New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025

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Companies are running them concurrently through the same management layer, with the expectation that the layer will absorb the load.

— Cindy Rodriguez Constable, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Thankfully, both utility companies have continued to work either ahead or concurrently in the same work zone with our contractor and have completed their work within the past month.

— Meghan Schiller, CBS News, 30 July 2026

Definition of concurrently

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Kilaru and Kessler are now working together to defend one client while simultaneously opposing each other in ongoing litigation over the House settlement.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Don’t expect cinematic mega-floods or massive storms happening simultaneously all around the world every day for the next year.

— Andrew Freedman, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

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