Meaning & use
simultaneously
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Happening or done at the same time as something else.
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The two runners crossed the finish line simultaneously.
She was simultaneously excited and terrified about starting her new job.
A note on using this word
Frequently used to describe two or more actions or feelings occurring together, sometimes contradictory ones.
Words with a similar meaning
concurrentlyat once
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