# metachronism

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈtækɹənɪz(ə)m/

## Definitions
1. An error in chronological ordering in which a character or an event is placed at too late a time.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek μετά (metá, “after, behind”) + χρόνος (khrónos, “time”) + -ism.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/metachronism