concurrent design
nounUK /kənˈkʌrənt dɪˈzaɪn/
US /kənˈkɜːrənt dɪˈzaɪn/
A way of planning something where many people work on different parts at the same time.
The team used concurrent design to build the new toy car faster.
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2. A method in engineering where all parts of a product are designed together at once.
Concurrent design helped the engineers finish the airplane parts on schedule.
3. Working on several design tasks at the same time instead of one after another.
With concurrent design, the artists and builders shared ideas every day.
4. A teamwork approach where different experts plan a project side by side.
The school used concurrent design so teachers and students could plan the fair together.