How to Use asynchronous in a Sentence

asynchronous

adjective
  • That's where asynchronous video comes in, which works a little bit like emailing but with video.
    — David Nield, WIRED, 27 Aug. 2023
  • Shifting from quick live thinks, to going asynchronous by default.
    — Kathryn Vasel, CNN, 13 Oct. 2020
  • It is fitted with an asynchronous motor at the front axle and a synchronous motor at the rear.
    — Jens Meiners, Car and Driver, 24 May 2022
  • Some systems offer video visits or asynchronous visits by text or chat.
    — Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 15 Jan. 2026
  • School is still in session for asynchronous (remote) learning.
    — oregonlive, 15 Sep. 2020
  • Importantly, this system is asynchronous; users come and go at their leisure.
    — PCMAG, 27 July 2022
  • Hourly billing doesn’t make sense when delivery is asynchronous and demand-driven.
    — Alvaro Morales, Forbes.com, 26 Feb. 2026
  • The key is to make sure channels are in place for asynchronous communication.
    — Benjamin Laker, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
  • Wednesdays will be used by teachers to engage with students one-on-one, plan and instruct asynchronous lessons.
    — Mckenna Oxenden, baltimoresun.com, 6 Aug. 2020
  • Software will help improve asynchronous work, and management changes will help improve it as well.
    — Walter Frick, Quartz, 27 Oct. 2021
  • The buzzword for the new way to communicate in these workplaces is asynchronous.
    — Krithika Varagur, WSJ, 7 Mar. 2021
  • There are two types of online schooling, asynchronous and synchronous.
    — Emily Bamforth, cleveland, 13 July 2020
  • According to the district website, all learning will be self-paced and asynchronous.
    — Talia Richman, Dallas News, 19 Aug. 2021
  • Telehealth refers to asynchronous visits, in which patients fill out a form on a computer for a health care provider to review.
    — Julie Washington, cleveland, 26 Apr. 2021
  • York School District will have an asynchronous learning day for students.
    — Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 4 Feb. 2026
  • Now all these regions are being affected in asynchronous ways by the global outbreak.
    — Julie Muncy, Wired, 10 Apr. 2020
  • Summer school will feature a mix of synchronous, or real-time, and asynchronous learning.
    — Hannah Natanson, Washington Post, 8 July 2020
  • The district will have a remote, asynchronous learning day Wednesday.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Purely asynchronous, self-study courses may cover the same material but are not classes in the fullest sense.
    — Ray Ravaglia, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2024
  • The images suggest the jagged, asynchronous timelines by which people try to reinstate their normal lives.
    — Margaret Talbot, The New Yorker, 9 Sep. 2021
  • Both say that, at least in the interim, software such as e-messaging and asynchronous access to knowledge can help solve that problem.
    — Ali Fazal, Fortune, 13 July 2022
  • Instead of focusing on connecting people, the site amounted to a giant, asynchronous chat room for the world.
    — Ian Bogost, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2022
  • The district will have a remote, asynchronous instruction day on Wednesday.
    — Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Some opted for asynchronous e-learning while others held class virtually.
    — Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Closer to the modern era, an Inuit creation story relays a chase scene to explain the sun and moon's asynchronous flights.
    — Doris Elin Urrutia, Space.com, 30 May 2026
  • The certification programs are each six months long and are asynchronous, an online system by which a student can learn on his or her own schedule.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 10 Nov. 2023
  • This is where asynchronous business apps like Asana, Google Drive and Trello can save you from a call that could’ve been an email.
    — Benoni Tagoe, Rolling Stone, 15 Nov. 2021
  • In a synchronous machine, the stator field and the rotor rotate in tandem, without the lag found in asynchronous machines.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 22 June 2017
  • These insects fly in a synchronous fashion, but the robot also has the necessary tools to perform asynchronous flight.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Ars Technica, 16 Oct. 2023
  • Repeat’s specialty is asynchronous tournaments, in which every game a user plays is tracked over the time frame of the tournament.
    — Allbusiness, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2021

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