The two research teams conducted concurrent experiments on plant growth, allowing them to compare results under identical conditions.
两个研究团队同时进行植物生长实验，以便在相同条件下比较结果。
Which choice best defines “concurrent”?
A — Happening at the same time. “concurrent” means happening at the same time.
Which word means “happening at the same time”?
C — concurrent. “concurrent” means happening at the same time.
concurrent — happening at the same time. In Chinese: 同时发生的.
concurrent is pronounced /kənˈkʌrənt/.
The two research teams conducted concurrent experiments on plant growth, allowing them to compare results under identical conditions. (两个研究团队同时进行植物生长实验，以便在相同条件下比较结果。)
simultaneous, coincident, parallel — all close in meaning to concurrent (happening at the same time).
sequential, asynchronous — each the opposite of concurrent (happening at the same time).
Yes. concurrent is on the SAT Prep Basic list — the everyday academic words the SAT assumes you already have. The Digital SAT does not test vocabulary in isolation; words like this one are tested through Words in Context questions, where you choose the word that completes a passage most logically and precisely.