VocabJLPT N1
simultaneous
AdverbNoun

Definitions

  1. 1. simultaneous
  2. 2. all at once
This adverb or noun describes multiple people or things acting simultaneously or all at once. It is often used in phrases describing a group doing something together at the same moment, such as a simultaneous announcement or a coordinated action.

Example sentences

Sentence 1

The smell of dinner brought the whole family rushing to the kitchen at once.

Sentence 2

Doesn't it seem a little suspicious when everyone praises you all at once like that?

Sentence 3

He laughed sarcastically and said, "The criticism will all come at once."

Sentence 4

I wonder — what makes everyone turn to look in the same direction all at once?

Sentence 5

The light changed and all the cars moved forward at once.