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Simultaneously Pronunciation

Simultaneously is pronounced sy-muhl-TAY-nee-uh-slee, IPA /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/.

sy-muhl-TAY-nee-uh-slee

US /ˌsaɪməlˈteɪniəsli/  ·  UK /ˌsɪməlˈteɪniəsli/

Syllables: sy · muhl · TAY · nee · uh · slee (6 syllables, stress on syllable 3)

adverb: At the same moment as something else.

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Simultaneously in a Sentence

  • Both alarms went off simultaneously.
  • The book was published simultaneously in four countries.
  • She was simultaneously relieved and annoyed.

Common Mispronunciations of Simultaneously

Not si-MUHL-tay-nee-uhs-lee

The beat is further along, on TAY. Nothing before it takes any weight.

Not sy-muhl-TAY-nuhs-lee

There is an ee between the n and the final part, giving nee-uh. Dropping it loses a syllable.

Tip: British speakers usually open with a short si and Americans with sy. Both then run to the same stressed TAY.

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