simultanément

simultaneously, at the same time

adverb see-mul-tah-neh-MAHN Rare

Usage Note

Simultanément is a formal adverb; in everyday speech en même temps is more natural. It is common in technical, journalistic, and academic writing — deux événements se produisant simultanément. The adjective simultané/simultanée and the noun la simultanéité belong to the same family. Traduction simultanée ('simultaneous interpretation') is a fixed phrase.

Examples

"Les deux explosions se sont produites simultanément."

Natural Translation

The two explosions occurred simultaneously.

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