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Concurrent vs. Consecutive
Concurrent
/kənˈkʌrənt/Examples:
She holds concurrent roles at two prominent firms.The two events will have concurrent schedules.They experienced concurrent victories in different sports.
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Consecutive
/kənˈsekjətɪv/Examples:
She achieved three consecutive wins in the championship.The company reported five consecutive profitable quarters.Despite the challenges, they maintained a consecutive work streak.
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Ways to tell them apart:
- Concurrent events happen at the same time, like two meetings scheduled for the same hour.
- Consecutive events follow one after the other, like a series of lectures that start at 9, 10, and 11 AM.
- Concurrent can be remembered as happening together, just like friends who con-cur to meet at the same time.
- Consecutive can be linked to sequence, as events that happen in a row.
- While concurrent suggests simultaneity, consecutive implies a chronological order.
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