# timelining

Pronunciation: say "TYM-ly-ning" US /ˈtaɪmˌlaɪnɪŋ/, UK /ˈtaɪmlaɪnɪŋ/

## Noun

1. The practice of using timelines to arrange tasks and events when building a schedule.
   - Simple: The act of planning work by laying tasks out on a timeline.
   - _The manager's timelining mapped every milestone weeks in advance._
   - _Effective timelining turned a chaotic product launch into a smooth rollout._

## Origin

Formed from 'timeline' combined with the suffix '-ing'.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/timelining (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).