These surperscript diacritics which are placed after the symbol look rather as if they imply a sequence of events; but strictly the notation means that the secondary articulation is simultaneous with the consonant. This is unlike the case of the aspiration diacritic (...) where the plosive and the aspiration are sequential. The simultaneity of the secondary articulation is clearer from the alternative diacritic for symbolizing velarization or pharyngealization, (...), which is placed through the consonant symbol in question (often to the detriment of legibility).