chronological order
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of chronological order
First recorded in 1650–60
Example Sentences
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The first task was to put them in chronological order, something made more difficult by the fact that some of the documents were undated.
From BBC ● Apr. 20, 2026
Right now, your social feeds mostly show posts from people you follow, in roughly chronological order.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 6, 2026
Through this perspective, audiences remain engaged with the film’s events, told largely in chronological order, without any unnecessary frills or dramatization.
From Salon ● Oct. 21, 2025
In the meantime, below are 10 essential Latino performances we’ll be penciling into our schedule, listed in chronological order.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 7, 2025
I rearrange a few pill bottles, making sure one more time that everything is in the same chronological order as what I programmed into the app after cross-referencing his Donkey Kong-covered regimen.
From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott
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