chronological sequence chro·no·lo·gicalsequence uncommon noun 1. a following of one thing after another in time “the doctor saw a sequence of patients” Synonymssequencechronological sequencesuccessionsuccessivenesschronological succession Related words Word family succeedsequence Broader terms temporal arrangement Narrower terms rainrotationrowrun WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.