chronological
/ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkl/ (bre, ipa) · /ˌkrɑːnəˈlɑːdʒɪkl/ (ame, ipa) · /ˌkrä-nə-ˈlä-ji-kəl ˌkrō-/ (ame, mw)
chronological — adjective
- chronologicalpositive
- more chronologicalcomparative
- most chronologicalsuperlative
1. arranged according to when things happened, starting with the earliest and movin
arranged according to when things happened, starting with the earliest and moving toward the latest — for example, listing historical events on a timeline by the year they took place, or sorting a stack of letters by their postmarks.
Aiko arranged the family photos in chronological order on the bookshelf.
collocation: in chronological order
The museum timeline showed the major wars in chronological sequence.
collocation: chronological sequence
Dr. Okafor presented the patient records in chronological order during the review meeting.
The librarian kept the old newspapers in strict chronological order for visitors to browse.
In her diary, Priya wrote about each trip in chronological order from start to finish.
- sequential
focuses on step-by-step order without explicitly referencing time
- consecutive
implies one item follows another without any gap; often used for numbers or days
- successive
describes a series of events coming one after another in a chain
- temporal
relates to time in general but does not specify an ordered arrangement
- random
no particular order at all
- haphazard
lacking any planned sequence
- out of order
not following the correct sequence
文法句型
chronological + noun
in chronological order
用法筆記
Most commonly appears in the fixed phrase 'in chronological order' or as an attributive modifier before nouns such as 'order', 'sequence', or 'age'. The adverb form 'chronologically' is frequently used as an alternative: 'arranged chronologically'.