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Timeline

Meaning in business english, with examples

/ˈtaɪmlaɪn/nounCore term

In business english, timeline means: A plan that shows when each stage of a project or process will happen, or the total time available to complete it.

In Turkish: zaman çizelgesi, takvim, iş takvimi

How it is used

Used in planning and with clients: agree on a timeline, a tight or realistic timeline, 'What's the timeline for this?' 'Time frame' is similar and focuses on the total period.

Example sentences

  1. The client wants the whole system live in six weeks; that timeline is very tight.

  2. Could you put together a timeline with the main milestones?

Common collocations

  • project timeline
  • tight timeline
  • realistic timeline
  • agree on a timeline
  • deadlineThe latest date or time by which a piece of work must be finished, sent or delivered.
  • on trackMaking the expected progress, so that a plan, target or deadline is likely to be met.
  • behind scheduleLater than planned; not making progress as fast as the schedule says it should.
  • kick-off meetingThe first meeting of a project or partnership, where the team and the client agree on goals, roles, scope and the timeline.

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