timeline
noun · verb
Simple meaning
A sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line.
Pronunciation
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IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈtaɪmlaɪn
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) is a standard way of writing speech sounds.
Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
A sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
social media
The feed of a social media service, especially when ordered chronologically.
A schedule of activities; a timetable.
verb
To display such a sequence graphically.
To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: A sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
Used this way, timeline is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It usually sounds natural in a wide range of settings.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Word Aura describes common impressions, not a measurement. Tone changes with sentence, speaker, relationship and situation.
More ways to use timeline
- “We created a timeline to track the project's progress.”
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