TIMELINE

timeline

(noun) a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

timeline (plural timelines)

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.

A schedule of activities; a timetable.

(science fiction) synonym of timestream

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

• (graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events): chronology

• (schedule of activities): schedule, timetable

Verb

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

To analyse a sequence of events or activities.

To display such a sequence graphically.