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chronological

[kron-l-oj-i-kuhl] / ˌkrɒn lˈɒdʒ ɪ kəl /
ADJECTIVE
in consecutive time
Synonyms
STRONGEST
historical sequential
WEAK
chronographic chronologic chronometric chronometrical chronoscopic classified dated horological horometrical in due course in due time in order in sequence junctural order archival ordered progressive sequent tabulated temporal

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The response from app designers could be swift and dramatic: Think universal TikTok-style censorship and aughts-era chronological scroll, experts said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026

That other Greek concept is chronos, which refers to chronological or sequential time and is quantitative.

From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026

"You can look at two animals of the same chronological age and see from their behavior alone that they're aging very differently."

From Science Daily • Mar. 26, 2026

Reddit is organised into user-created communities called subreddits, where content is ranked by user voting rather than chronological order.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2026

I have them here at my feet, bound with colored ribbons, divided according to events and not in chronological order, just as she arranged them before she left.

From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende