1
as in occurrence
the occurrence or existence of several things at once
the concurrency of several life-threatening emergencies made for a busy night at the trauma center
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2
as in agreement
the state of being of one opinion about something
there is general concurrency that the rule concerning the writing of thank-you notes still pertains
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Recent Examples of concurrency
The introduction of virtual threads and significant security improvements not only make Java more efficient for handling high concurrency but also offer stronger protection against cyber threats.
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Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Hybrid cloud architectures must enable short query response times (to meet rigorous SLAs), high throughputs (to query large volumes of data) and high concurrency (to support multiple workloads).
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 2 June 2022
See All Example Sentences for concurrency
Shamaila Mahmood, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
The broadcast reached 65 million concurrency households in the United States, making up 56% of all viewership in the country.
—John Tufts, The Courier-Journal, 21 Nov. 2024
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
—Artyom Keydunov, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
Hybrid cloud architectures must enable short query response times (to meet rigorous SLAs), high throughputs (to query large volumes of data) and high concurrency (to support multiple workloads).
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 2 June 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrency
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Yet it’s become a common occurrence now through three playoff rounds for a team — for better or worse — becoming known for its resilience in the face of double-digit deficits.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
26 May 2025
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Emergence of a Force dyad A Force dyad is an occurrence in the Force wherein two Force-sensitive beings collectively share the powers of an individual.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
25 May 2025
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Another item that could go before the commission on June 12 is an agreement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would deputize city police officers with immigration enforcement powers.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
4 June 2025
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While there was agreement to exchange more prisoners, Moscow and Kyiv remain deeply divided over how to bring the costly and bitter Ukraine war to an end.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
3 June 2025
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My intention was to suggest a consensus approach that could overcome the stodgy staff guarding the City’s credit rating to try something new.—
Roger Valdez,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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Economists were expecting the economy to have added 130,000 jobs last month and that the unemployment rate held at 4.2%, according to FactSet consensus estimates.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
6 June 2025
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Should the strategy be one that’s developed in unison with the other side of Democrats?—
Jenny Goldsberry,
The Washington Examiner,
25 May 2025
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Those workers – often immigrants and Black men – did hard labor, realigning train tracks in unison.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
23 May 2025
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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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