timelines
Chronological project charts
Timelines are chronological representations of events, showing when things happened in relation to each other: The timeline of the investigation revealed crucial gaps.
Project managers use timelines to track deadlines and milestones.
In science fiction and discussions of time travel, timelines are alternate versions of history: In that timeline, the war never happened.
The singular timeline often refers to the sequence of posts in a social media feed.
Notable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
- schedulingAssigning times to events
roadmap · sprints · dependencies · kickoff · launch · completion · tasks · checkpoints
Time still to come
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
- scenarioPostulated event sequence
foresight · trends · extrapolation · anticipation · prospects · modeling · simulation · what-if
Time already gone
- eventsThings that take place
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
- empiresExtensive ruled territories
chronicles · annals · archives · artifacts · museums · historiography · documentation · records
Distinct historical period
- epochDistinct historical period
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- ageDuration of existence
- centuriesHundred-year periods
decades · millennia · prehistoric · antiquity · medieval · renaissance · modern · geological
milestones
Notable points of progress
- deadlinesSubmission cutoff times
- deliverablesContracted work products owed
- phasesDistinct periods in sequence
scheduling · roadmap · sprints · dependencies · kickoff · launch · completion · tasks · checkpoints · progress
future
Time still to come
- predictionForecast of coming events
- forecastingEstimating future conditions
- projectionSomething that extends outward
scenario · foresight · trends · extrapolation · anticipation · prospects · modeling · simulation · what-if · hypothetical
past
Time already gone
- eventsThings that take place
- civilizationsComplex organized human societies
- dynastiesSuccessive rulers from one family
empires · chronicles · annals · archives · artifacts · museums · historiography · documentation · records · narrative
era
Distinct historical period
centuries · decades · millennia · prehistoric · antiquity · medieval · renaissance · modern · geological · paleolithic
storyline
Sequence of fictional events
flash-forward · backstory · prequel · sequel · parallel · nonlinear · episodic · pacing · chronological · montage
- Encyclopedia FeaturesWikipedia, Britannica, World Book, Encarta, digital editions
- History Contentdocumentaries, PBS, reenactments, archival footage, biographies
- Trip planningExpedia, travel agents, tour operators, guidebooks, Lonely Planet
- numbered listsrankings, countdown, countdowns, steps, leaderboards
- agency workclient meetings, client relations, client work, briefs, pitches
- ancient history textbooksancient Rome, ancient Greece, ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Persian Empire
timelineschaos
Complete disorder and confusion
disarray · timelessness · disorder · randomness · atemporality
timelinessnapshots
Informal, quick photographs
cross-sections · pie charts · inventories · taxonomies · hierarchies
timelinescycles
Recurring sequences of events
moments · perpetuity · stasis · simultaneity