Magkaalinsabay (en. Simultaneous)

/mag-ka-a-lin-sa-bay/

Meaning & Definition

EnglishTagalog
verb
The act of occurring simultaneously or together.
The rain and the departure of people from school happened simultaneously.
Nagkaalinsabay ang pag-ulan at ang pag-alis ng mga tao sa paaralan.
The execution of two or more things at the same time.
They started to work on their projects simultaneously.
Nagsimula silang magkaalinsabay sa kanilang mga proyekto.

Etymology

Derived from the root word 'kaalinsabay' meaning 'to coincide' or 'to happen together'.

Common Phrases and Expressions

Events occurred simultaneously
The events happened at the same time.
Magkaalinsabay ang mga kaganapan

Related Words

along with
Meaning occurring or happening at the same time.
kasabay
together
An action or event that happens simultaneously.
sabay

Slang Meanings

spontaneous gathering or meetup
Come and join our spontaneous meetup at the mall later!
O, sama na kayo sa magkaalinsabay namin sa mall mamaya!
hanging out together without prior planning
It's like we just decided to hang out together, right? I'm already at the corner.
Parang magkalinsabay lang tayo, di ba? Nandito na ako sa kanto.
to coincide or happen at the same time
That's fine, our event and meeting might just happen at the same time.
Ayos lang 'yan, siguro magkaalinsabay lang 'yung event at meeting natin.