at the same time

at the same time

1. Simultaneously.
   • 1749, [John Cleland], Memoirs of a Woman of Pleasure [Fanny Hill], London: Printed [by Thomas Parker] for G. Fenton [i.e., Fenton and Ralph Griffiths] […], OCLC 731622352:

     I bid him come towards me and give me his letter, at the same time throwing down, carelessly, a book I had in my hands.

   • 1898, Winston Churchill, chapter 1, in The Celebrity:

     However, with the dainty volume my quondam friend sprang into fame. At the same time he cast off the chrysalis of a commonplace existence.

   • 2013 August 10, “Can China clean up fast enough?”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8848:

     At the same time, it is pouring money into cleaning up the country.

2. On the other hand (introducing an opposing viewpoint).

• (simultaneously): at a time, at one time, simultaneously, together, therewhile; see also Thesaurus:simultaneously
• (on the other hand): conversely, on the other hand, then again

• (simultaneously): individually, one at a time, separately
• (on the other hand): additionally, likewise, similarly