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Volume three did give us a bit more information. We might now know exact days, but we know the order of certain things. Like Cinder recruiting first Emerald, then Mercury, then Torchwick, and then the White Fang.

And, as you mentioned, that Blake left Adam directly after his first meeting with Cinder.

Qrow being sent on assignment for Ozpin, and becoming compromised sometime after the indicent on the docks.

Ironwood being admitted into Ozpin's inner circle some significant time after Qrow.

Raven disappearing just after Yang's birth gives us a rough reference of 17 years back.

TL;DR I do think there is a flow that can be worked with.