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

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 • Nov. 21, 2025

If autobiography is a recording of facts in chronological order, then memoir seeks to focus on specific moments, episodes or people who changed the writer — for better or worse.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 10, 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