Meaning & use

asynchronous

adjective·Academic

Not happening at the same time, or not requiring participants to respond or act simultaneously.

See it in a sentence

The course used asynchronous discussion boards so students could post at any hour.

Email is an asynchronous form of communication because replies can arrive hours or days later.

A note on using this word

Asynchronous is common in technology and education to describe communication that does not require both parties online at once.

Words with a similar meaning

non-simultaneous

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Words with an opposite meaning

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