chronologically
adverb/ˌkrɒnəˈlɒdʒɪkli/
Frequency rank: #14,169 most common English word
Meaning
arranged or described in the order in which events occurred in time.
Example sentence
The museum displays its artifacts chronologically so visitors can follow the history from ancient times to the present.
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