chronological order

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl awr-der]

noun

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

   Put these documents in chronological order.

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronological order¹

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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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.

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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.

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