polychronic

English

Adjective

polychronic (comparative more polychronic, superlative most polychronic)

1. Happening at different times.
2. (of a person) Able to perform multiple tasks simultaneously.

   Synonym: multitasking

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

3. Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from monochronic) which does not set a certain time to perform each task.

Derived terms

• polychronically

Related terms

• polychronicity
• polychrony
• polychronization