When discussing: Try these words:

At what time? in (year), on (day), at (time), between__ and__ ,

since__ , every year, at the turn of the century, in
the 1990s

What came first? in the first place, originally, prior to, previously,
in/at the beginning, earlier, before

What came next? second, subsequently, thereafter, later on, from

then on

What happened during? meanwhile, in the meantime, simultaneously,

while, at the same time, for the time being

What came last? in the end, at the end of the day, eventually, at
last, in conclusion, in the final stage

Sequence