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timeline

timeline

206 3.7
A line showing events in the order they happened
  • noun
  • /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
translation icon : línea de tiempo
  • The documentary included a timeline that outlined key developments in the technology sector.
  • create a timeline
  • set a timeline
  • construct a timeline

And so that's the timeline up through the election.

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Examples

  • The teacher used a timeline to show the major events of the American Civil War.

  • There are clear holes in the known timeline of the development of television news.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Exactly where is that on a timeline for the average person?

  • This is a timeline of all the employees.

  • It's like a timeline right through our nation's history.

  • Investigators will use the film to establish a timeline.

  • The students will use the information on the timeline in a culminating writing assignment.

    Academic text (1992)
  • During this discussion, teachers can suggest building timelines to help students understand the concepts.

    Academic text (1992)
  • To help with my research project, I created a timeline of significant events in ancient Egypt.

Synonyms

series
vstimeline
1.8

A number of similar things or events happening one after another

stresses time order and shows it visually along a line
history
vstimeline
899 1.0

An account of past events about a person or place

is a visual or conceptual sequence rather than a full narrative
sequence
vstimeline
428 3.2

A set of things or events that come one after another in a specific order

focuses on time order and is presented visually along a line
chronology
vstimeline
26 5.3

The order of events as they happened or a record showing that order

is shown as a visual or conceptual line rather than a simple order name
1 5.0

A list that shows events in the order they happened, often with dates

is often a visual or conceptual display rather than mainly a written list
1 3.8

A list of events in the order they happened

is shown as a visual or conceptual line rather than only an ordered list
6.8

A list of events in the order they happened

is presented as a visual or conceptual line rather than only this abstract order
temporal order
vstimeline
5.9

How events follow each other in time

is presented visually along a line rather than only as ordering
7.0

The order of events in time

appears as a visual or conceptual layout rather than abstract organization

Compounds

8.6

A situation when many bad things happen, often said jokingly

worst timeline
  • Texting
8.9

An imagined version of events where many bad things happen

How Detailed

annals
4 7.8
chronology
26 5.3
timeline
206 3.7
sequence
428 3.2

Surface Forms

timeline singular
timelines plural

Morphology

timeline = time + line (transparent) = time + line

A straightforward compound of 'time' + 'line'; the meaning 'representation of events in chronological order' follows directly from the components.

Etymology

Timeline combines time ('when things happen') and line ('a straight mark'). It is a simple picture of events placed along a 'line' so you can see what happened first, next and last.