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plural timelines
A graphical representation of a chronological sequence of events (past or future); a chronology. quotations examples
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.
2023 February 8, Andrew Mourant, “A serious shuttle service with options to Taunton and beyond”, in RAIL, number 976, page 31
A schedule of activities; a timetable. examples
(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. quotations examples
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.
1997 May 5, Children of Time (Star Trek: Deep Space Nine), season 5, number 22 (Science Fiction), Paramount Domestic Television
third-person singular simple present timelines, present participle timelining, simple past and past participle timelined
To analyse a sequence of events or activities. examples
To display such a sequence graphically. examples