timelinen.
/ˈtʌɪmlʌɪn/, U.S. /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪn/ 1. An undulating, broken, or calibrated line indicating successive points of time, used as a reference line for ascertaining the rate or timing of something. Now rare.
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the world > time > reckoning of time > [noun] > measuring time or rate of a process > time-line
timeline1867
1867 W. G. Norton Treat. Astron. (ed. 4) v. 80 Carefully measure the distance between each break in the time-line, obtained by the one set of observations, from the corresponding break obtained by the other set.
1890 W. James Princ. Psychol. I. iii. 86 Another electric pen..traces alongside the former line a ‘time-line’ of which each undulation or link stands for a certain fraction of a second.
1898 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. V. 814 No pulse is regular, as a time line at the foot of a sphygmographic tracing will prove.
1919 Amer. Jrnl. Psychol. 30 53 A time line is run across the open sector by means of an electric tuning fork whose vibration frequency is known.
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society > occupation and work > working > career > [noun] > apprenticeship > certificate of
timelines1895
1895 Daily News 5 Dec. 2/2 The masters, it is admitted, would be acting quite within their powers if they refuse to grant the apprentices their time lines.
3.
a. A line used to illustrate or represent a chronological sequence of events; a chronology; a chronological sequence.
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the world > time > reckoning of time > chronology > [noun] > chronological list or arrangement
chronography1548
chronology1604
record1611
chronology1614
datebook1647
timescale1828
timeline1907
1907 J. W. Adamson Pract. of Instr. ii. iv. 275 A time line for English history..can be made with great advantage when the class is taking its first connected course in English history.
1974 Internat. Jrnl. Philos. Relig. 5 25 Certain passages of Scripture may not fit into an exact historical timeline.
1992 Tucson (Arizona) Weekly 29 Jan. 28/2 The bilingual text begins with a detailed historical timeline that goes all the way back to the glory days of the Aztecs.
2009 Victorian Nov. 4/1 The main gallery displays a timeline of masterpieces dating from as far back as 3500 BC.
b. A schedule.
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the world > time > reckoning of time > calendar > [noun] > timetable or schedule
timesc1410
time bill1810
train indicator1849
time sheet1850
horary1851
timetable1856
schedule1863
horarium1921
sked1929
time frame1946
timeline1948
1948 V. C. Whiting & K. Mills Civil Engin. vi. 120 Fig. 95 shows a chart introducing a ‘time line’ which will record dates of commencement and completion of operations.
1957 San Mateo (Calif.) Times 15 Nov. 6/2 A tentative time-line for planning and building on the new campus was reviewed.
1976 New Yorker 30 Aug. 59 They were well behind the timeline, for the ground had allotted only ten minutes to move from one experiment to the next.
2010 Grocer Feb. 98/2 (advt.) The successful candidate will have proven project management experience, presentation and stakeholder management skills and be able to work to tight timelines and within budgets.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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