Timeline vs. Chronology

A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology.

A schedule of activities; a timetable.

To analyse a sequence of events or activities.

To display such a sequence graphically.

A timeline is a display of a list of events in chronological order. It is typically a graphic design showing a long bar labelled with dates paralleling it, and usually contemporaneous events.

(uncountable) the science of determining the order in which events occurred.

(countable) an arrangement of events into chronological order; called a timeline when involving graphical elements.

The science which treats of measuring time by regular divisions or periods, and which assigns to events or transactions their proper dates.

Example: ‘If history without chronology is dark and confused, chronology without history is dry and insipid.’;

arrangement of events in time

a record of events in the order of their occurrence

the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events

Chronology (from Latin chronologia, from Ancient Greek χρόνος, chrónos, and -λογία, -logia) is the science of arranging events in their order of occurrence in time. Consider, for example, the use of a timeline or sequence of events.

Example: ‘time’;