English · Word pair Candidate A1

at the same time

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

Simultaneously or coincidentally

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

đồng thời hoặc trùng hợp

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Literally: at the same moment

Examples

I'm reading two novels at the same time.Tôi đang đọc hai bộ tiểu thuyết cùng lúc.

I'm learning seven languages at the same time.Tôi đang học bảy ngôn ngữ cùng một lúc.

Tatoeba sentence #13654583 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Everyday learner phrase (CEFR A1); level cross-referenced from published learner lists. Definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-08-01; pending editor spot-check.

Topics: Time

Common questions

What does “at the same time” mean?

Simultaneously or coincidentally Literally: at the same moment

Is “at the same time” formal or informal?

at the same time is generally neutral.