timeline

Etymology

From time + line.

noun

1. A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.
   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 2015, “Energy”, in If You’re Reading This It’s Too Late, performed by Drake
   But, as things stand, there's no timeline in place for reopening. February 8 2023, Andrew Mourant, “A serious shuttle service with options to Taunton and beyond”, in RAIL, number 976, page 31
2. A schedule of activities; a timetable.
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.
   SISKO: I don't quite know how to say this... but now that we know about the accident that sent the ship back in time, we should be able to avoid it. WORF: Well if we do that, your timeline will collapse and everything here will cease to exist. May 5, 1997, Children of Time (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), season 5, number 22 (Science Fiction), Paramount Domestic Television, →OCLC

verb

1. To analyse a sequence of events or activities.
2. To display such a sequence graphically.