“Isochronous” sounds a little like “asynchronous,” but don’t confuse them — the latter means “not simultaneous,” and the former refers to things that are happening at the same time. “Isochronous” comes from the modern Latin “isochronus” by way of the Greek “isokhronos,” with “iso-” meaning “equal” and “khronos” meaning “time.” Video conferencing technology has been around for at least a decade, but the necessities of the COVID-19 pandemic opened it up to more of the population. Today, it’s common to use Zoom or another platform to engage in isochronous work with a colleague across the world.