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[ adverb ] at the same instant
Synonyms Examples "they spoke simultaneously" Used in print (Bonnie Prudden, "The Dancer and the Gymnast"...)Drop both hands to the floor and at_the_same_time kick the right foot up in back . (Frank Getlein and Harold C. Gardiner, S.J., Movies,...)The two events are taking_place at_the_same_time . (Edward P. Lawton, "Northern Liberals and Southern...)The North should thank_its_stars that such has been the case ; but at_the_same_time it should not draw false inferences therefrom . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)At_the_same_time the multiple transvestitism involved - the fat man as girl and as baby , as coquette pretending to be a baby - touches for a moment horrifyingly upon the secret sources of a life like Jacoby 's , upon the sinister dreams which form the sources of any human life . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)At_the_same_time that religion exercises a conserving influence , it also energizes and motivates both individuals and groups . Related terms |
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[ adverb ] overlapping in duration
Synonyms Examples "concurrently with the conference an exhibition of things associated with Rutherford was held" "going to school and holding a job at the same time" Used in print (Guy Endore, Voltaire! Voltaire!...)And listening to such a conversation one morning while taking a cup of chocolate in a cafe , Rousseau found himself bathed in perspiration , trembling lest his authorship become known , and at_the_same_time dreaming of the startling effect he would make if he should proclaim himself suddenly as the composer . (Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)They caused my love for Jessica to become warmer and at_the_same_time more hopeless , as if my adolescent self knew that only torment would ever bring me the courage to ask to see her again . Related terms |
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[ adjective ] occurring or operating at the same time
Examples "a series of coincident events" Used in print (Max F. Millikan and Donald L. M. Blackmer,...)At_the_same_time , we should recognize that the obstacles to change and the lack of cohesion and stability which characterize these countries may make them particularly prone to diversions and external adventures of all sorts . (Joyce O. Hertzler, American Social Institutions;...)At_the_same_time that religion binds the individual helpfully to the supernatural and gives him cosmic peace and a sense of supreme fulfillment , it also has great therapeutic value for him . Religion has its own supernatural prescriptions that are at_the_same_time codes_of_behavior for the here_and_now . (Tristram Coffin, Not to the Swift....)At_the_same_time , you have_to face facts and realize that a man who 's been in the Marine_Corps all his life does n't understand much about politics . (William Maxwell, The Chateau....)At_the_same_time , his voice betrayed uncertainty about their being here , and conveyed an appeal to whatever is reasonable , peace-loving , and dependable in everybody . Related terms |
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