According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.
tandem, in tandem
(adverb) one behind the other; “ride tandem on a bicycle built for two”; “riding horses down the path in tandem”
tandem, tandem bicycle, bicycle-built-for-two
(noun) a bicycle with two sets of pedals and two seats
tandem
(noun) an arrangement of two or more objects or persons one behind another
Source: WordNet® 3.1
tandem (plural tandems)
A carriage pulled by two or more draught animals (generally draught horses) harnessed one behind the other, both providing the pulling power but only the animal in front able to steer. [late 18th C.]
(transferred sense) A bicycle or tricycle in which two people sit one behind the other, both able to pedal but only the person in front able to steer. [late 19th C.]
(figurative) A group of two or more people, machines etc. working together; close collaboration.
tandem (not comparable)
One behind the other.
• in tandem
tandem (not comparable)
Together; working as one.
Source: Wiktionary
Tan"dem, adv. & a. Etym: [L. tandem at length (of time only), punningly taken as meaning, lengthwise.]
Definition: One after another; -- said especially of horses harnessed and driven one before another, instead of abreast.
Tan"dem, n.
Definition: A team of horses harnessed one before the other. "He drove tandems." Thackeray. Tandem engine, a compound steam engine having two or more steam cylinders in the same axis, close to one another.
– Tandem bicycle or tricycle, one for two persons in which one rider sits before the other.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
4 April 2025
(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”
According to Statista, the global coffee industry is worth US$363 billion in 2020. The market grows annually by 10.6%, and 78% of revenue came from out-of-home establishments like cafes and coffee beverage retailers.