Chronological Order
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<timefyi-glossary slug="chronological-order"></timefyi-glossary>Definition
The arrangement of events in the sequence in which they occurred in time, from earliest to latest. Chronological order is the default expectation in history, journalism, and database queries using ORDER BY time.