Meaning

3 senses
  1. (not comparable)Characterized by a system where things are done one at a time.

  2. (not comparable)Contemporaneous.

  3. (not comparable)Having or relating to a personality type or culture (distinguished from polychronic) which prefers to set a certain time to perform each task.

    Western Europe tends to have a monochronic time orientation, as exemplified by the adage "there is a time and place for everything".

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