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timeline

The correct spelling is timeline.

How to pronounce timeline

/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/

Say it like: Tim-eli-ne

The correct spelling is timeline. A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology. For example: "By killing his great-grandfather, the time traveller disrupted the timestream."

Usage Examples

By killing his great-grandfather, the time traveller disrupted the timestream.

Meanings

noun

  1. 1.A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.
  2. 2.A schedule of activities; a timetable.
  3. 3.An individual universe or reality, especially a parallel/alternate one in which events differ from actual history, or differ from the established canon of a fictional world.
  4. 4.A metaphorical conception of time as a stream, or flowing body of water.

verb

  1. 1.To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
  2. 2.To display such a sequence graphically.

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