timeline

Language: en

🇬🇧 /ˈtaɪmlaɪn/ 🇺🇸 /ˈtaɪmlaɪn/

📖 Definitions

  1. noun
    A graphical or chronological representation of a sequence of events over time.; A schedule or plan indicating when tasks or milestones are expected to be completed.; On social media platforms, a chronological or algorithmically arranged feed of posts and updates from users one follows.; In video or audio editing software, the horizontal strip where clips, effects, and transitions are arranged in sequence.; A hypothetical or fictional sequence of events, especially in science fiction involving alternate histories or parallel universes.

🔗 Details

Word forms

countable Plural: timelines 3rd sing.: timelines Past: timelined Past part.: timelined Pres part.: timelining

Collocations

create a timelineon a timelinetimeline of eventsproject timelineset a timelineestablish a timeline

Synonyms

chronologyscheduletimeframesequenceprogression

Commonly confused

timeframe
EN: 'Timeframe' refers to a period or duration in which something occurs; 'timeline' refers to a chronological sequence or visual representation of events.
deadline
EN: 'Deadline' is a specific point by which something must be completed; 'timeline' is the broader sequence of events or milestones leading up to and beyond that point.

Spelling tips

EN: Write as one word ('timeline'), not two ('time line'), which is an older or informal variant.

💬 Examples

  1. The historian created a timeline showing the major events of World War II.

  2. The project manager presented a timeline for the construction of the new building.

  3. I scrolled through my timeline and saw that several friends had posted about the concert.

  4. She dragged the audio clip onto the timeline and aligned it with the video footage.

  5. In this alternate timeline, the Roman Empire never fell.