timeline
/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: 4.15 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future).
noun
The feed of a social media service, especially when ordered chronologically.
noun
A schedule of activities; a timetable.
noun
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.
verb
To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
verb
To display such a sequence graphically.
Example Sentences
- "But, as things stand, there's no timeline in place for reopening."
- "Just look at my timeline: Tom Jones, Tiny Tim, KISS, Tenacious D, John Wick (Jack Flick), Caesar of Planet of the Apes fame, Sebastian Maniscalco, "Elegant" Elliot Offen (see Howard Stern) ... the list is endless."
- "Your Timeline is essentially your home base on Facebook, the place where all your Facebook friends can view your information and activity."
- "I got bitches askin' me about the code for the Wi-Fi / So they can talk about they timeline / And show me pictures of they friends"
- "But the move was calculated to allow Twitter more control over the apps and media appearing in users' timelines"
- "“Once you’ve seen how these systems are cobbled together – the biases, the rushed timelines, the constant compromises – you stop seeing AI as futuristic and start seeing it as fragile,” said Adio Dinika, who studies the labor behind AI at the Distributed AI Research Institute, about people who work behind the scenes."