timeline

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See also: time-line and time line

English

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Etymology

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From time +‎ line.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
  • Audio (US):(file)

Noun

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timeline (plural timelines)

  1. A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.
    • 2015, “Energy”, in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, performed by Drake:
      I got bitches askin' me about the code for the Wi-Fi / So they can talk about they timeline / And show me pictures of they friends
    • 2023 February 8, Andrew Mourant, “A serious shuttle service with options to Taunton and beyond”, in RAIL, number 976, page 31:
      But, as things stand, there's no timeline in place for reopening.
  2. A schedule of activities; a timetable.
  3. (science fiction) 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.
    Synonyms: timestream, time track

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Verb

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timeline (third-person singular simple present timelines, present participle timelining, simple past and past participle timelined)

  1. To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
  2. To display such a sequence graphically.

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Noun

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timeline f (plural timelines)

  1. timeline