idiom used to mention something that must be considered in addition to what you have just said: 尽管如此 No one likes conflict, but at the same time we have to deal with this problem.没人喜欢冲突，但尽管如此，我们不得不处理这个问题。 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Linguistics: connecting words which express a contrast after again albeit at any rateidiom at leastidiom best disjunctive given however in the face of somethingidiom in the teeth of somethingidiom mind nonetheless on one level...on another levelidiom slice spite then againidiom though tooth when
at the same time
phrase B1 If two things happen at the same time, they happen together: 在同时 We arrived at the same time.我们同时到达。 Maryam and I worked there at the same time. The symptoms don't always occur at the same time. All three projects are happening at the same time, so we're busy. I noticed that they left at the same time. We all got there at the same time. Megan and I had our first babies at the same time. See also
timenoun(PARTICULAR POINT)
at the same time | American Dictionary
at the same time
idiom despite what was just said: She’s optimistic that she can get results, but at the same time, she knows it’s a very hard job.