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
When set up properly, APIs can handle high concurrency and large volumes of requests efficiently, ensuring better performance compared to direct database queries.
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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
And Tennessee is actually favorable to concurrency.
—Tasha Lemley, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2022
Suppose your company’s goals include unlimited concurrency and instant response times in delivering analytics.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
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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
And Tennessee is actually favorable to concurrency.
—Tasha Lemley, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2022
Suppose your company’s goals include unlimited concurrency and instant response times in delivering analytics.
—Rohit Amarnath, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
See All Example Sentences for concurrency
Recent Examples of Synonyms for concurrency
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What to know about viewing the rare occurrence How long will totality last?—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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Viruses in wastewater: occurrence, abundance and detection methods PubMed.—
Jack Knudson,
Discover Magazine,
13 Mar. 2025
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The latest is an agreement with Iraq to rehabilitate the Kirkuk oilfield.—
Ian Dexter Palmer,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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The California Department of Human Resources said individual departments determine which employees are eligible for the stipend based on the telework agreements.—
William Melhado,
Sacramento Bee,
11 Mar. 2025
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The general consensus of those in the industry was that people were looking for someone to yell at, and, well, influencers were right there.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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Ulta’s earnings came in at $8.46 per share, topping the LSEG consensus estimate of $7.12 per share.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2025
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The Senate Democratic Caucus is expected to vote in unison against final passage, which will only require a simple majority.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
14 Mar. 2025
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All of them screamed in unison when the stage lights blinked and a video popped up, showing Cornejo declaring his pride and love for música mexicana.—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
14 Mar. 2025
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“Concurrency.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/concurrency. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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