in tandem

1. 1.

   one behind the other

   “ride tandem on a bicycle built for two”

   “riding horses down the path in tandem”

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Questions about in tandem

What does in tandem mean?

in tandem means "one behind the other".

What is another word for in tandem?

Close synonyms include tandem. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is in tandem a common word?

in tandem is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.