Definition

1. Adverb:
   • In a synchronous manner; at the same time and rate: Occurring or operating with exact coincidence in time, speed, or sequence. This describes actions or events that are coordinated to happen together, simultaneously, or in unison.

Usage

The adverb "synchronously" is used to describe how two or more actions, processes, or events happen. It emphasizes precise temporal coordination. It is often used in technical, scientific, and computing contexts, but can be applied to general situations requiring simultaneous action.

Examples

• General/Scientific:

  • The dancers moved synchronously, creating a beautiful, unified performance.
  • In a well-designed engine, the pistons fire synchronously.
  • The data streams must be transmitted synchronously to avoid errors.

• From Reference Context:

  • In four-chambered hearts, the two auricles move synchronously.

Advanced Usage

• Computing/Technology: In computing, "synchronously" describes operations where tasks are executed one after another, with each task waiting for the previous one to complete before starting. This is the opposite of .
  • The program fetches data synchronously, so the user interface freezes until the operation is complete.

Variants and Related Words

• Synchronous (adjective): Happening or existing at the same time.
  • The students attended a synchronous online lecture.
• Synchrony (noun): The state of operating or developing according to the same time scale; simultaneous action.
  • The synchrony of the clocks was critical for the experiment.
• Synchronize (verb): To cause to occur or operate at the same time or rate.
  • We need to synchronize our watches before the mission.

Synonyms

• Simultaneously: At the same time.
• Concurrently: Overlapping in time.
• In unison: Acting as one, simultaneously.
• In sync (informal): In synchronization.

Antonyms

• Asynchronously: Not occurring at the same time or rate; not synchronized.
• Separately: Apart from others.
• Consecutively: One after the other in sequence.

Related Phrases/Idioms

• In lockstep: Moving in perfect synchrony, often used metaphorically.
  • The team worked in lockstep to meet the deadline.
• In time with: Moving at the same rhythm or pace as something else.
  • The marchers walked in time with the drumbeat.

Adverb

1. in synchrony; in a synchronous manner
   • in four-chambered hearts, the two auricles move synchronously