1.AdjectiveCharacterized by a system where things are done one at a time.
2.AdjectiveContemporaneous.
3.AdjectiveHaving 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"."