chronological order

American  

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl awr-der] / ˈkrɒn lˌɒdʒ ɪ kəl ˈɔr dər /

noun

1. the arrangement of things following one after another in time.

   Put these documents in chronological order.

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Etymology

Origin of chronological order

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

Watched in chronological order, this ranking, or a ranking of your own, prove that it’s still a “Friends”-giving world.

From Los Angeles Times

Putting the uncollected poems in chronological order between each published volume allows us to see how deliberately Heaney curated his books.

From The Wall Street Journal

Gaffin: We did it in consecutive, chronological order of the films, more or less.

From Los Angeles Times

Through this perspective, audiences remain engaged with the film’s events, told largely in chronological order, without any unnecessary frills or dramatization.

From Salon

It’s mostly been in chronological order, and sometimes just in the background while she’s working on something else but craving the show’s comforting familiarity.

From Los Angeles Times