How to pronounce “timeline”
Say “timeline” in 2 beats
timeline
/ˈtaɪmlaɪn/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /taɪmlaɪn/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- taɪmtaɪmstress
- laɪnlaɪn
- IPA (American)
- /ˈtaɪmlaɪn/
- IPA (British)
- /taɪmlaɪn/
- Respelling
- TYM-lyn
- Syllables
- 2 — TAꞮM-laɪn
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: TAꞮM-laɪn. “taɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
- Part of speech
- noun
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈtaɪmlaɪn/
/taɪmlaɪn/
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What “timeline” means
- noun
a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom)
Say it in a sentence
“The timeline slipped once the weather turned against us.”The sounds inside this word
Each sound has its own page: where the tongue goes, what it is usually confused with, and words to drill it on.
“timeline”, answered
How do you pronounce “timeline”?
“timeline” is pronounced /ˈtaɪmlaɪn/ (TYM-lyn) in American English and /taɪmlaɪn/ in British English — 2 syllables, stressed on “taɪm”. Build it as TAꞮM-laɪn, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “timeline” have?
2: taɪm · laɪn. The beat lands on the first, “taɪm”.
Is “timeline” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈtaɪmlaɪn/ (TYM-lyn); British English says /taɪmlaɪn/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “timeline” mean?
As a noun: a sequence of related events arranged in chronological order and displayed along a line (usually drawn left to right or top to bottom) For example: “The timeline slipped once the weather turned against us.”
Where is the stress in “timeline”?
Stress the first syllable: TAꞮM-laɪn. “taɪm” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllable falls away from it.
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