"In the Olympics, many of the contests are isochronous events."
"Broadcast TV shows are often isochronous and fight for the attention of the audience."
"Isochronous discussions about tax reform and infrastructure were happening in separate chambers."
Greek, early 18th century
"Isochronous" sounds a little like "asynchronous," but don't confuse them — the latter means "not simultaneous," and the former refers to things that are happening at the same time. "Isochronous" comes from the modern Latin "isochronus" by way of the Greek "isokhronos," with "iso-" meaning "equal" and "khronos" meaning "time." ...
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