chronological sequence
Events by date
A chronological sequence is an arrangement of events or items in the order they occurred in time, from earliest to latest.
The phrase appears in contexts requiring temporal organization: The biography presents his life in chronological sequence, Arrange the documents in chronological sequence.
Often shortened to simply "chronological order."
- plotlineNarrative's causal chain
- eraDistinct historical period
- in orderArranged as intended
- periodizationDivision into distinct periods
- timelineOrdered display of events
step by step · schedule · storyline · linear narrative · annals · time frame · radiocarbon dating · epoch · succession · chain of events · from start to finish · progression · stratigraphy · duration · before-and-after · cause and effect · geological timescale · calendar
chronological sequencerandom order
Unpredictable arrangement
random sequence · unordered · alphabetical order · spatial arrangement · hierarchical order
chronological sequencenonlinear narrative
Story defying chronological order
non-linear narrative · in medias res · reverse chronology · fragmented narrative · time jumps
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