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

Reddit is organised into user-created communities called subreddits, where content is ranked by user voting rather than chronological order.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 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

The year is 2120, just before the events of “Alien,” if you are interested in chronological order, and the ship belongs to the Weyland-Yutani corporation, which controls North and South America.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 11, 2025

I put the letters in chronological order and arranged them by recipient.

From Salon • Feb. 9, 2025

They’ll use tape recorders and conduct what he calls “oral histories,” asking the person questions, transcribing the answers, and putting it together in chronological order as a narrative.

From "Orphan Train" by Christina Baker Kline