"timeline" meaning in English

See timeline in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/ Audio: en-us-timeline.ogg [US] Forms: timelines [plural]
Etymology: From time + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|line}} time + line Head templates: {{en-noun}} timeline (plural timelines)
  1. A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology. Translations (graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events): kalendari historik (Albanian), 年表 (niánbiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), 時間軸 (Chinese Mandarin), 时间轴 (shíjiānzhóu) (Chinese Mandarin), 歷史年表 [historical] (Chinese Mandarin), 历史年表 (lìshǐ niánbiǎo) (Chinese Mandarin), časová osa (Czech), tijdlijn (Dutch), ajatelg (Estonian), aikajana (Finnish), frise chronologique [feminine] (French), ligne du temps [feminine] (French), cronoloxía [feminine] (Galician), Zeittafel [feminine] (German), Zeitleiste [feminine] (German), zeitliche Abfolge [feminine] (German), Zeitstrahl [masculine] (German), χρονολόγιο (chronológio) [neuter] (Greek), χρονοδιάγραμμα (chronodiágramma) [neuter] (Greek), idővonal (Hungarian), tímaás [masculine] (Icelandic), garis waktu (Indonesian), linimasa (Indonesian), linea temporale [feminine] (Italian), linea del tempo [feminine] (Italian), cronologia [feminine] (Italian), 年表 (nenpyō) (alt: ねんぴょう) (Japanese), 年譜 (nenpu) (alt: ねんぷ) (Japanese), រេខាកាល (reikʰaa kaal) (Khmer), rārangi wā (Maori), oś czasu [feminine] (Polish), linha do tempo [feminine] (Portuguese), cronologia [feminine] (Portuguese), временна́я шкала́ (vremennája škalá) [feminine] (Russian), календа́рный гра́фик (kalendárnyj gráfik) [masculine] (Russian), шкала́ вре́мени (škalá vrémeni) [feminine] (Russian), хронологи́ческая диагра́мма (xronologíčeskaja diagrámma) [feminine] (Russian), временска црта [Cyrillic, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), vremenska crta [Roman, feminine] (Serbo-Croatian), cronología [feminine] (Spanish), línea de tiempo f. (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-timeline-en-noun-Z28JYPhM Disambiguation of 'graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events': 87 2 11
  2. A schedule of activities; a timetable. Categories (topical): Time Synonyms (schedule of activities): schedule, timetable Translations (schedule of activities): rozvrh [masculine] (Czech), aikataulu (Finnish), ohjelma (Finnish), horaire [masculine] (French), chronologie (French), planning [masculine] (French), calendario [masculine] (Galician), Zeitschiene [feminine] (German), χρονοδιάγραμμα (chronodiágramma) [neuter] (Greek), πρόγραμμα (prógramma) [neuter] (Greek), បន្ទាត់ពេលវេលា (bɑntoat peel veelie) (Khmer), rārangi wā (Maori), cronograma [masculine] (Portuguese), расписание (raspisanije) [neuter] (Russian), распорядок (rasporjadok) [masculine] (Russian), vremenski raspored [masculine] (Serbo-Croatian), calendario [masculine] (Spanish), cronograma [masculine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-timeline-en-noun-3VC2DHi- Disambiguation of Time: 32 49 19 0 0 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 22 20 26 Disambiguation of 'schedule of activities': 1 94 5 Disambiguation of 'schedule of activities': 1 94 5
  3. (science fiction) 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. Categories (topical): Science fiction Synonyms: timestream, time track
    Sense id: en-timeline-en-noun-0RPT5mA5 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 22 20 26 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 7 19 34 17 24 Topics: literature, media, publishing, science-fiction
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events [chronology, horology, hobbies, lifestyle], time line, time-line Derived forms: darkest timeline, timeline therapy, worst timeline

Verb

IPA: /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/ Audio: en-us-timeline.ogg [US] Forms: timelines [present, singular, third-person], timelining [participle, present], timelined [participle, past], timelined [past]
Etymology: From time + line. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|time|line}} time + line Head templates: {{en-verb}} timeline (third-person singular simple present timelines, present participle timelining, simple past and past participle timelined)
  1. To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
    Sense id: en-timeline-en-verb-2DeHRwjQ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 22 20 26
  2. To display such a sequence graphically.
    Sense id: en-timeline-en-verb-hFg1OvKw Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 24 22 20 26
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: time line, time-line

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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          "sense": "graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events",
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          "alt": "ねんぷ",
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          "code": "km",
          "lang": "Khmer",
          "roman": "reikʰaa kaal",
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          "sense": "graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events",
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          "word": "шкала́ вре́мени"
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          "roman": "xronologíčeskaja diagrámma",
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{
  "categories": [
    "English 2-syllable words",
    "English compound terms",
    "English countable nouns",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English entries with topic categories using raw markup",
    "English lemmas",
    "English nouns",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "English verbs",
    "en:Time"
  ],
  "etymology_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "en",
        "2": "time",
        "3": "line"
      },
      "expansion": "time + line",
      "name": "compound"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "From time + line.",
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "timelines",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "timelining",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "timelined",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "timelined",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {},
      "expansion": "timeline (third-person singular simple present timelines, present participle timelining, simple past and past participle timelined)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To analyse a sequence of events or activities."
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "To display such a sequence graphically."
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-timeline.ogg",
      "mp3_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/transcoded/f/f8/En-us-timeline.ogg/En-us-timeline.ogg.mp3",
      "ogg_url": "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f8/En-us-timeline.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ],
      "text": "Audio (US)"
    }
  ],
  "synonyms": [
    {
      "word": "time line"
    },
    {
      "word": "time-line"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "timeline"
  ],
  "word": "timeline"
}

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