chronological

[ kron-l-oj-i-kuhl ]

adjective

1. arranged in the order of time:

   a chronological list of events.

2. pertaining to or in accordance with chronology:

   a chronological process.

chronological

/ ˌkrəʊ-; ˌkrəʊ-; ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkəl; ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪk /

adjective

1. (esp of a sequence of events) arranged in order of occurrence
2. relating to or in accordance with chronology

Derived Forms

• ˌchronoˈlogically, adverb

Other Words From

• chron·o·log·i·cal·ly adverb
• un·chron·o·log·i·cal adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of chronological¹

First recorded in 1605–15; chronolog(y) + -ical

Example Sentences

She also advocates for a return to Facebook’s chronological news feed.

From MIT Technology Review

The book zigzags from place to place on a chronological, continental-scale field trip.

From Science News

Mare’s chronological structure, a welcome break from the tangles of timelines that obscure weak plotting in too many recent shows, adds another layer of difficulty.

From Time

His drawings of a man who’s up to his neck in water are essentially identical, but because they’re divided across five panels, they strongly imply chronological succession.

From Washington Post

The leg brace that allows Alex Smith to play footballHere’s a chronological look back at Smith’s improbable recovery.

From Washington Post

Then the Archives started the chronological release, which covers February 1971 to July 1973.

From The Daily Beast

Here are the biggest reveals in the court documents, in chronological order.

From The Daily Beast

Like Moby-Dick, River Bend Chronicle mixes together narrative and essays, not always in chronological order.

From The Daily Beast

In chronological order: When the story of Henrietta Lacks was “ripped” for an episode of Law and Order.

From The Daily Beast

Instead, I bring you ten fun and exciting Dick Morris audios, images, videos (in chronological order).

From The Daily Beast

As we follow the poet's work in its chronological development, we find this trait growing more and more pronounced.

From Project Gutenberg

Below, however, I have recorded in chronological order the more important references to them which have come under my observation.

From Project Gutenberg

You searched all the chronological records of the two classifications of telegrams that we have indicated?

From Project Gutenberg

The series of prescriptions and suggestions with regard to children, for instance, could be read in chronological sequence.

From Project Gutenberg

His view of his obligations was strictly chronological, and in taking it he counted, like the poet, only happy hours.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• historical
• sequential