pari passu
adverb
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Pronunciation: /ˌpa.ɹiˈpɑː.suː/
adj
Etymology: From Late Latin pari passu, from Latin parī, ablative of pār (“equal”) + passū, ablative of passus (“step”).
- At an equal rate.
adv
Etymology: From Late Latin pari passu, from Latin parī, ablative of pār (“equal”) + passū, ablative of passus (“step”).
- Simultaneously; likewise, equally.
“Will container development merely bring about a substitution for the body of the covered wagon? Probably not, in his view, but he believes that the size and tonnage of the container are likely to increase pari passu with the lifting capacity of handling appliances.”
“Pari passu with Marechal Bugeaud's ‘pacification’, French colonisers steadily took root in Algeria.”
- At an equal rate.