Things that are concurrent usually not only happen at the same time but also are similar to each other. So, for example, multitasking computers are capable of performing concurrent tasks.

Concurrent definition: occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side.. See examples of CONCURRENT used in a sentence.

A concurrent force is one of two or more forces that are in effect at the same time. He dealt with several issues concurrently. Delivery of the goods and payment of the price are concurrent …

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. …

1. 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 …

Definition of concurrent adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. concurrent (with something) existing or happening at the same time. He was imprisoned for two concurrent …

4 days ago · More precisely, a concurrent algorithm (or concurrent program) is the description of a set of sequential state machines that cooperate through a communication medium, e. g., a …

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. …

There are 15 meanings listed in OED's entry for the word concurrent, four of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

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 …