Sequence and succession apply to events viewed as following one another; time and duration denote something conceived of as enduring while events take place and acts are done.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

sequence He started reconstructing the sequence of events.
progression Evolution is not progression, but adaptation.
continuity Your survival ensures the continuity of our patrimoine.
lineage The young rabbi often brags about his lineage.
descent Most of Algeria's population is of Berber descent.
dynasty Kublai Khan established the Yuan Dynasty in 1271.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
succession		falling
sequence		steady
progression		rising
continuity		steady
lineage		rising
descent		steady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters: row¹
4 letters: line¹, turn¹
5 letters: order², round¹, train¹, chain¹, suite¹
6 letters: course¹, series², string¹
7 letters: routine², descent², dynasty³, lineage³
8 letters: sequence², rotation³
9 letters: following³, iteration⁴, reversion³, gradation³
10 letters: continuity⁵
11 letters: progression³, consecution
12 letters: continuation⁵, posteriority, supervention
13 letters: concatenation⁵
14 letters: successiveness

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (order² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français: succession
Italiano: successione
Español: sucesión
Deutsch: Abfolge