Conflict of interest: non-existent resolution, temporal masking, temporal integration, and temporal ordering; auditory performance with competing acoustic signals; and auditory performance with degraded acoustic signals 2 .As for temporal processing, author 1 states that temporal ordering ability to sound stimuli is, undoubtedly, one of the most important functions of central auditory nervous system. Assessment of auditory processing involving temporal ordering tasks uses behavioral measures to analyze central auditory system. This ability allows the listener to discriminate based on ordering and sequencing of auditory stimuli 1 .In Brazil, assessment of temporal ordering tasks is recent. Over the past decade, there has been a variety of studies, which used diverse methodologies and clinical populations.Thus, it is necessary to conduct a literature review that outlines an overview about the status of publications on this topic in order to guide researchers on previous studies and new research perspectives.Regarding the above, the aim of this study was to review and explain auditory temporal processing