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timeline
- /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
Where it comes from
From time + line.
noun timelines · time line · time-line
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A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
But, as things stand, there's no timeline in place for reopening.
Similar: chronology · Opposite: timepoint
- The feed of a social media service, especially when ordered chronologically. Your Timeline is essentially your home base on Facebook, the place where all your Facebook friends can view your information and activity.
- A schedule of activities; a timetable. “Once you’ve seen how these systems are cobbled together – the biases, the rushed timelines, the constant compromises – you stop seeing AI as futuristic and start seeing it as fragile,” said Adio Dinika, who studies the labor behind AI at the Distributed AI Research Institute, about people who work
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An individual universe or reality, especially a parallel/alternate one in which events differ from actual history, or differ from the established canon of a fictional world.
on an alternate timeline
Similar: timestream, time track, hypothetical
verb timelines · timelining · timelined · time line · time-line
- To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
- To display such a sequence graphically.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: chronology, calendaring, calendar, chronological, timetable, scheduling, sequence, timing, schedule, time-scale, agenda, historical, timescale, timeframe, time-table, plan
Translations
Every language
noun graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events
| Español | cronología, línea de tiempo, línea temporal |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 年表 nenpyō, 年譜 nenpu |
| 中文 | 年表 niánbiǎo, 時間軸 /时间轴 shíjiānzhóu, 歷史年表 /历史年表 lìshǐ niánbiǎo |
| Português | linha do tempo, cronologia |
| Français | frise chronologique, ligne du temps |
| Deutsch | Zeittafel, Zeitleiste, zeitliche Abfolge, Zeitstrahl |
| Italiano | linea temporale, linea del tempo, cronologia |
| Ελληνικά | χρονογραμμή chronogrammí |
| Русский | временна́я шкала́ vremennája škalá, календа́рный гра́фик kalendárnyj gráfik, шкала́ вре́мени škalá vrémeni, хронологи́ческая диагра́мма xronologíčeskaja diagrámma |
noun schedule of activities
| Español | agenda, calendario, cronograma |
|---|---|
| Português | cronograma |
| Français | horaire, chronologie, planning |
| Deutsch | Zeitschiene |
| Ελληνικά | χρονοδιάγραμμα chronodiágramma, πρόγραμμα prógramma |
| Русский | расписание raspisanije, распорядок rasporjadok |
Talk about this word "timeline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/timeline. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. timeline. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/timeline "timeline." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/timeline.Cite this
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title = {timeline},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/timeline},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
