in unison

Idioms  

1. In complete agreement, harmonizing exactly. For example, Their opinion was in unison with ours . [Early 1800s]

2. Saying the same thing at the same time, simultaneously, as in The whole class answered in unison . [Late 1800s] Both usages allude to the unison of music, a single identical pitch.

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Example Sentences

“The greatest genius,” he writes, “is the most indebted man,” someone deeply connected with others and who possesses “a heart in unison with his time and country.”

From The Wall Street Journal

While each member of BTS participates in the dance portions – many of them coordinated in unison — three breakout members are also acknowledged as the main dancers: J-Hope, Jimin and Jung Kook.

From Salon

He watches as his dancers parse through a section in the studio, repeating a phrase until they are in unison.

From Los Angeles Times

That gimmick allows the audience and the characters to venture into the void of the unknown in unison.

From The Wall Street Journal

Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.

From Barron's

Related Words

• accordingly
• collectively
• cooperatively
• in tandem
• mutually
• simultaneously
• together
• unitedly