linear progression

Frequency: 8.012.0 per million words

a sequence of events or steps that follow one another in a direct, predictable order

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Examples (10)

  • The story follows a simple linear progression from beginning to end.
  • Economic growth rarely shows a purely linear progression; there are always fluctuations.
  • His career demonstrated a clear linear progression through various management roles.
  • Learning a new language often feels like a non-linear progression, with periods of rapid improvement and stagnation.
  • The project timeline outlines a strict linear progression of tasks.
  • In mathematics, some concepts build upon each other in a logical linear progression.
  • The film deliberately avoided a linear progression, opting for a more fragmented narrative.
  • We expect to see a linear progression in sales over the next quarter.
  • The artist's work showed a gradual linear progression from realism to abstraction.
  • Despite the setbacks, the team maintained a steady linear progression towards their goal.