in the same breath

English

Pronunciation

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Prepositional phrase

in the same breath

1. (idiomatic) Said or done almost simultaneously, in one sequence.
2. Said of two things that cannot be true simultaneously.

Translations

Translations

• Finnish: samaan hengenvetoon
• French: dans le même temps (fr)
• German: im gleichen Atemzug, im selben Atemzug

Further reading

• “in the same breath”, in Cambridge English Dictionary, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire: Cambridge University Press, 1999–present.
• “in the same breath” in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English, Longman.
• “in the same breath” (US) / “in the same breath” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.