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chronological order

American

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

noun

the arrangement of things following one after another in time.

Put these documents in chronological order.

Etymology

Origin of chronological order

First recorded in 1650–60

Example Sentences

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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 tale is told in chronological order but from a wide range of differing perspectives, with some news reports and headlines added to help the audience understand the latest development where necessary.

From BBC • May 5, 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

I rearrange a few pill bottles, making sure one more time that everything is in the same chronological order as what I programmed into the app after cross-referencing his Donkey Kong-covered regimen.

From "Five Feet Apart" by Rachael Lippincott

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