Phrase guide

at the same time

prep_phrase · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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1

prep_phrase

Meaning 1

At the same instant.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • Their departures were at the same time.
  • They departed at the same time.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

prep_phrase

Meaning 2

Overlapping or coinciding in duration.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • I'm working. But at the same time, I'm exercising too.
  • His service as chairman was at the same time as his board membership

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: simultaneously, therewhile, meanwhile

Antonyms: none provided

3

prep_phrase

Meaning 3

On the other hand (introducing an opposing viewpoint).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: sentence adverb

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: conversely, on the other hand, then again, meanwhile, nevertheless, yet

Antonyms: additionally, likewise, similarly, equally

4

adverb

Meaning 4

at the same instant

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • they spoke simultaneously

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: simultaneously

Antonyms: none provided

5

adverb

Meaning 5

overlapping in duration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: concurrently

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

81 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Esperanto: samtempa — at the same instant
  • Arabic: فِي نَفْس اَلْوَقْت (fī nafs al-waqt) — overlapping in duration
  • Armenian: միաժամանակ (miažamanak) — overlapping in duration
  • Azerbaijani: eyni zamanda — overlapping in duration
  • Belarusian: адначасо́ва (adnačasóva) — overlapping in duration
  • Catalan: alhora — overlapping in duration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 與此同時 /与此同时 (yǔcǐtóngshí) — overlapping in duration
  • Chinese Mandarin: 同時 /同时 (tóngshí) — overlapping in duration
  • Cornish: yn kettermyn — overlapping in duration
  • Czech: zároveň — overlapping in duration
  • Danish: samtidigt — overlapping in duration
  • Dutch: tezelfdertijd — overlapping in duration
  • Dutch: tegelijkertijd — overlapping in duration
  • Dutch: tegelijk — overlapping in duration
  • Esperanto: samtempe — overlapping in duration
  • Finnish: samanaikaisesti — overlapping in duration
  • Finnish: samaan aikaan — overlapping in duration
  • French: dans le même temps — overlapping in duration
  • French: simultanément — overlapping in duration
  • French: en même temps — overlapping in duration
  • German: gleichzeitig — overlapping in duration
  • Ancient Greek: ἅμα (háma) — overlapping in duration
  • Hindi: एक बार में (ek bār mẽ) — overlapping in duration
  • Hindi: उसी वक़्त (usī vaqt) — overlapping in duration
  • Irish: ag an am céanna — overlapping in duration
  • Irish: san am céanna — overlapping in duration
  • Middle Irish: immallé — overlapping in duration
  • Middle Irish: i n-óen uair — overlapping in duration
  • Italian: contemporaneamente — overlapping in duration
  • Italian: intanto — overlapping in duration
  • Japanese: 同時に (tōji ni) — overlapping in duration
  • Latin: simītū — overlapping in duration
  • Latin: idem temporis — overlapping in duration
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: samstundes — overlapping in duration
  • Pannonian Rusyn: источашнє (istočašnje) — overlapping in duration
  • Pannonian Rusyn: источасно (istočasno) — overlapping in duration
  • Pannonian Rusyn: єдночасно (jednočasno) — overlapping in duration
  • Pannonian Rusyn: ровночасно (rovnočasno) — overlapping in duration
  • Polish: jednocześnie — overlapping in duration
  • Polish: w tym samym czasie — overlapping in duration
  • Portuguese: ao mesmo tempo — overlapping in duration
  • Romanian: simultan — overlapping in duration
  • Romanian: în același moment — overlapping in duration
  • Romanian: în același timp — overlapping in duration
  • Russian: одновреме́нно (odnovreménno) — overlapping in duration
  • Russian: в то́ же вре́мя (v tó že vrémja) — overlapping in duration
  • Russian: в то́ же са́мое вре́мя (v tó že sámoje vrémja) — overlapping in duration
  • Sanskrit: साकम् (sākam) — overlapping in duration
  • Spanish: a la vez — overlapping in duration
  • Spanish: al mismo tiempo — overlapping in duration
  • Swedish: samtidigt — overlapping in duration
  • Swedish: på samma gång — overlapping in duration
  • Telugu: ఒకేసారి (okēsāri) — overlapping in duration
  • Turkish: aynı anda — overlapping in duration
  • Ukrainian: одноча́сно (odnočásno) — overlapping in duration
  • Urdu: ایک بار میں (ek bār mẽ) — overlapping in duration
  • Yiddish: אין דער זעלבער צײַט (in der zelber tsayt) — overlapping in duration
  • Armenian: միեւնույն ժամանակ (miewnuyn žamanak) — on the other hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 另一方面 (lìngyīfāngmiàn) — on the other hand
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反過來 /反过来 (fǎnguòlái) — on the other hand
  • Finnish: toisaalta — on the other hand
  • French: d'un autre côté — on the other hand
  • German: andererseits — on the other hand
  • Hungarian: másrészt — on the other hand
  • Hungarian: másfelől — on the other hand
  • Hungarian: ugyanakkor — on the other hand
  • Hungarian: viszont — on the other hand
  • Hungarian: azonban — on the other hand
  • Hungarian: ennek ellenére — on the other hand
  • Irish: san am céanna — on the other hand
  • Lithuanian: kita vertus — on the other hand
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: på hi sida — on the other hand
  • Polish: jednocześnie — on the other hand
  • Portuguese: por outro lado — on the other hand
  • Portuguese: ao contrário — on the other hand
  • Romanian: pe de altă parte — on the other hand
  • Romanian: în același timp — on the other hand
  • Russian: в то́ же вре́мя (v tó že vrémja) — on the other hand
  • Swedish: på samma gång — on the other hand
  • Swedish: å andra sidan — on the other hand
  • Swedish: samtidigt — on the other hand