chronological
adjective
chro·no·log·i·cal
ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl 
ˌkrō-
variants
or less commonly chronologic
ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-jik
ˌkrō-
: of, relating to, or arranged in or according to the order of time
chronological tables of American history
His art is arranged in chronological order.
also
: reckoned in units of time
chronological age
Examples of chronological in a Sentence
His art is displayed in roughly chronological order.
a chronological account of their trip
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Another local librarian who spoke with The Tennessean said that the documentary’s chronological presentation of the rise in book banning across multiple states felt validating.
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Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Players had to arrange them in chronological order and then find an acrostic using their first or last letters, read either top to bottom or bottom to top.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The other is that people underestimate the power of telling a story in chronological order and researching the events that led up to it.
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The show follows their characters’ relationships as friends over three decades, with scenes unfolding in reverse chronological order.
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Angele Latham, Nashville Tennessean, 16 Dec. 2025
Players had to arrange them in chronological order and then find an acrostic using their first or last letters, read either top to bottom or bottom to top.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
The other is that people underestimate the power of telling a story in chronological order and researching the events that led up to it.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 6 Dec. 2025
The show follows their characters’ relationships as friends over three decades, with scenes unfolding in reverse chronological order.
—Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for chronological
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“Chronological.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chronological. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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chronological
adjective
chro·no·log·i·cal
ˌkrän-ə-ˈläj-i-kəl
ˌkrō-nə-
: arranged in or according to the order of time
chronological order
a chronological table
chronologically
adverb
-i-k(ə-)lē
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