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# timeline

noun (a timeline, timelines)

«timeline» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A timeline is a line or chart showing events in the order they happened, with times marked along it. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#m1)
2. A timeline is also a plan of when things need to be done. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#m2)
3. On social media, a timeline is the list of posts you see, newest first. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#m3)

### In the lessons

In history lessons, pupils make timelines of the Romans, Vikings or their own lives, putting events in order from earliest to latest. In maths, a timeline works like a number line, so you can count the years between two events by subtracting. In project work, a timeline shows deadlines. Phrases: «on a timeline», «make a timeline», «put in order».

### Examples

- We made a timeline of the Stone Age, Bronze Age and Iron Age. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x1)
- Put these events in order on the timeline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x2)
- My timeline shows when I learned to walk and talk. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x3)
- The timeline goes from left to right. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x4)
- Our project timeline says we finish next week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x5)
- Use the timeline to count how many years apart the events were. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x6)
- The scientist drew a timeline of the dinosaurs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x7)
- New posts appear at the top of your timeline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/#x8)

### Note

Countable; one word. In maths, a timeline is like a number line: the gap between two points is found by subtracting the earlier from the later. Be careful with BC: on a timeline BC numbers get bigger the further back you go.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «timeline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/T/timeline/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«timeline» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/timeline.html) on Mova free.