occurring or existing simultaneously or side by side:
concurrent attacks by land, sea, and air.
2.
acting in conjunction; cooperating:
the concurrent efforts of several legislators to pass the new law.
3.
having equal authority or jurisdiction:
two concurrent courts of law.
4.
accordant or agreeing:
concurrent testimony by three witnesses.
5.
tending to or intersecting at the same point:
four concurrent lines.
noun
6.
something joint or contributory.
7.
Archaic. a rival or competitor.
Origin
1375-1425;late Middle English (< Middle French) < Latinconcurrent- (stem of concurrēns, present participle of concurrere to run together; see concur); see con-, current
Related forms
concurrently, adverb
preconcurrent, adjective
preconcurrently, adverb
unconcurrent, adjective
unconcurrently, adverb
Examples from the web for concurrent
The code also provides that the periods of ownership and use do not have to be concurrent.
His hypertension requires three concurrent medications.
One of the markers of this change is the concurrent rise of what might be called tribal allegiances around the world.
Subsequent attempts have been focused on the added benefit of including concurrent chemotherapy.
British Dictionary definitions for concurrent
concurrent
/kənˈkʌrənt/
adjective
1.
taking place at the same time or in the same location
2.
cooperating
3.
meeting at, approaching, or having a common point: concurrent lines
4.
having equal authority or jurisdiction
5.
in accordance or agreement; harmonious
noun
6.
something joint or contributory; a concurrent circumstance or cause
Derived Forms
concurrently, adverb
Word Origin and History for concurrent
adj.
late 14c., from Old French concurrent or directly from Latin concurrentem (nominative concurrens), present participle of concurrere (see concur). Related: Concurrency; concurrently. Concurrent jurisdiction is recorded from 1767.