polychronic

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

Happening at different times.
Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.
Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from monochronic) which does not set a certain time to perform each task.

Examples

“A polychronic person may watch ⟳ television, surf the Internet and talk ⟳ on the telephone at the same time.”

CEFR level

C1

Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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See also

polychronious polychronous polyciliate polycistronic polycladose polycladous

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