Word
chronologically
Phoneticschrono·log·i·cal·ly, stress on the third syllable
US/ˌkɹɑnəˈɫɑdʒɪkɫi/
UK/kɹˌɒnəlˈɒdʒɪkli/
Definition
adv. in the order of time, from the earliest to the latest. You use this when you want to tell a story or list things in the sequence they happened.
adv. in the order of time or sequence of events. Often used to describe the arrangement of historical data or the narrative structure of a text.
Examples
“The book tells the story of the city chronologically.”
“The historian arranged the documents chronologically to show how the conflict developed over several decades.”
“While the film is structured chronologically, the novel employs a non-linear narrative to highlight the protagonist's psychological state across different periods of her life.”
Examples
simple
“The book tells the story of the city chronologically.”
contextual
“The historian arranged the documents chronologically to show how the conflict developed over several decades.”
complex
“While the film is structured chronologically, the novel employs a non-linear narrative to highlight the protagonist's psychological state across different periods of her life.”
Real-World Examples
“I was the first to see one because we were shooting chronologically once we got into the caves.” “To read A Long Winter afterwards, meeting the past that crouches in the shadows of the later story, would be as absorbing as to read chronologically.” Etymology
From chronological + -ly.
Etymology adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Word family
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ADJECTIVE
ADVERB
- Exam level
- CambridgeCambridgeCambridge English QualificationsThe exam suite from Cambridge University Press & Assessment, from A1 Movers up to C2 Proficiency. The benchmark names double as CEFR labels.B2 FirstIELTSIELTSInternational English Language Testing SystemThe 0–9 band test co-owned by the British Council, IDP, and Cambridge. Used for university entry, work, and migration.5.5–6.5TOEFL iBTTOEFL iBTTest of English as a Foreign Language, Internet-Based TestETS's academic English test, the standard route for US university admissions. Scored 0–120, with a 1–6 scale since 2026.1–6 scale: 4.0–4.572–94TOEICTOEICTest of English for International CommunicationETS's workplace English test, big in Japan and Korea. Listening & Reading scores 10–990 and tops out at C1.785–944
- Frequency
- Occasional
- Level
- B2 · Upper Intermediate
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