synchronising

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A noun referring to the act or process of causing things to occur or operate at the same time or in unison.

• 🇩🇪Substantiv, das die Handlung oder den Prozess bezeichnet, Dinge so abzustimmen, dass sie gleichzeitig oder übereinstimmend ablaufen oder funktionieren.

1. Adjustment for unison B2 formal

   An adjustment that causes something to occur or recur in unison.

   • The synchronising of the clocks ensured everyone started at the same time.
   • Proper synchronising of the audio and video tracks is essential for the film.
   • The team worked on the synchronising of their movements for the dance routine.

   🇩🇪Synchronisierung

   Synonyme: syncsynchronisationsynchronization

   Antonyme: asynchronydesynchronisation

• synchronisings plural form
• synchronisings' possessive plural form
• synchronising's possessive singular form

A verb meaning to cause things to occur at the same time or rate, or to match data or operations between systems.

• 🇩🇪Verb, das bedeutet, Ereignisse gleichzeitig oder mit gleicher Geschwindigkeit ablaufen zu lassen oder Daten bzw. Vorgänge zwischen Systemen abzugleichen.

1. Happen at the same time B2 formal

   To occur simultaneously or in unison.

   • The dancers' movements synchronised perfectly with the music.
   • The two events synchronised, causing a massive traffic jam.
   • Their heartbeats seemed to synchronise as they held hands.

   🇩🇪gleichzeitig ablaufen

   Synonyme: co-occurcoincideconcur

   Antonyme: desynchronise

2. Match sound and action B2 formal

   To make the sound of a motion picture exactly simultaneous with the visual action.

   • The editor worked hard to synchronise the dialogue with the actors' lip movements.
   • In the final cut, the sound effects were synchronised with the explosions.
   • The film was poorly synchronised, with the audio lagging behind the video.

   🇩🇪Synchronisieren

   Synonyme: aligncoordinatematchsync

3. Arrange events to co-occur B2 formal

   To arrange or represent events so that they happen at the same time.

   • The historian tried to synchronise the timelines of the two ancient civilizations.
   • We need to synchronise our schedules to find a common meeting time.
   • The project managers synchronised the launch dates of the two products.

   🇩🇪Synchronisieren

   Synonyme: aligncoordinatecorrelateharmonizemeshorchestratescheduletime

   Antonyme: desynchroniseoffsetstagger

4. Operate simultaneously B2 formal

   To cause multiple systems or devices to operate at the same time or rate.

   • The computers synchronise their clocks every hour.
   • The drones synchronised their flight paths for the aerial show.
   • The factory robots synchronise their movements to avoid collisions.

   🇩🇪Synchronisieren

   Synonyme: alignclockcoordinateharmonizematchmesh

5. Set to the same time B2 formal

   To cause clocks or devices to indicate the same time or rate.

   • Please synchronise your watches before the mission begins.
   • The network automatically synchronises the time on all connected devices.
   • We need to synchronise the timers for the experiment to be accurate.

   🇩🇪synchronisieren

   Synonyme: aligncalibratecoordinateharmonizematchsync

6. Adjust in time or manner B2 formal

   To make something synchronous and adjust it in time or manner to match another.

   • The software synchronises the data between your phone and the cloud.
   • The conductor synchronised the orchestra's tempo with the soloist.
   • The team synchronised their efforts to complete the project on time.

   🇩🇪Synchronisieren

   Synonyme: alignattunecoordinateharmonizematchregulatetime

   Antonyme: desynchronisemisalignoffset

• synchronised past participle
• synchronised past simple
• synchronising present participle
• synchronises third person singular