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Timeline

Meaning in software engineering, with examples

/ˈtaɪmlaɪn/nounCore term

In software engineering, timeline means: The planned order and dates of the main steps of a piece of work, from the start to the launch.

In Turkish: zaman çizelgesi, takvim, iş takvimi

How it is used

PMs share, agree on and update timelines, and sometimes a timeline slips. A realistic timeline includes time for testing, reviews and dependencies on other teams. When stakeholders ask “What's the timeline?”, they usually mean “When will it be ready?”

Example sentences

  1. What's the timeline for the iPad version?

  2. The timeline slipped by two weeks because the partner's API arrived late.

Common collocations

  • project timeline
  • tight timeline
  • realistic timeline
  • the timeline slipped
  • share a timeline
  • roadmapA high-level plan that shows what a product team intends to work on over the coming months or quarters, and why, without detailing every task.
  • milestoneAn agreed point in development when specific work must be delivered and reviewed, such as a playable demo, alpha or beta; publishers often pay the studio per milestone.
  • dependencyA library, service or other piece of software that your code needs in order to work, so a change or failure in it can affect your project.
  • launchThe moment a new product or feature is made available to users, together with the marketing, sales and support activities planned around it.

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