@@ -360,10 +346,6 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 
 	Specifies names for the [=named scroll progress timelines=]
 	associated with this element.
-	Depending on the name’s [=attachment=] ('view-timeline-attachment'),
-	this element can declare a name,
-	define its [=scroll progress timeline=],
-	or both (the default).
 
 ### Axis of a Scroll Progress Timeline: the 'scroll-timeline-axis' property ### {#scroll-timeline-axis}
 
@@ -385,78 +367,18 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 
 	Values are as defined for ''scroll()''.
 
-	Note: This property has no effect when combined
-	with a 'scroll-timeline-attachment' of ''scroll-timeline-attachment/defer''.
-
-### Attachment of a Scroll Progress Timeline: the 'scroll-timeline-attachment' property ### {#scroll-timeline-attachment}
-
-	
-	Name: scroll-timeline-attachment
-	Value: [ local | defer | ancestor ]#
-	Initial: local
-	Applies to: all elements
-	Inherited: no
-	Computed value: a list of the keywords specified
-	Animation type: not animatable
-	
-
-	Specifies the [=name attachment=]
-	of each [=scroll progress timeline=] name
-	specified by 'scroll-timeline-name'.
-
-	Values have the following meanings:
-
-	

-		
local
-		

-			This [=scroll progress timeline=] name
-			[=attaches=] to the corresponding [=scroll progress timeline=]
-			defined on this box.
-
-		
defer
-		

-			This [=scroll progress timeline=] name’s [=attachment=]
-			is deferred to its descendants.
-			In other words,
-			this element declares a [=scroll progress timeline=]’s name
-			and defines its scope (see [[#timeline-scope]]),
-			but defers the timeline’s definition
-			([=scroll container=] source and axis)
-			to its descendants.
-
-			If more than one matching descendant [=scroll progress timeline=] exists,
-			or if no such timeline exists,
-			then the timeline name has no [=attachment=],
-			and represents an [=inactive timeline=].
-
-			ISSUE: Should it instead be ignored (be invisible to lookup)?
-			(This might make it harder to implement.)
-			If multiple, should it attach instead to the last declared timeline (in tree order)
-			rather than invalidating the attachment?
-
-		
ancestor
-		

-			This [=scroll progress timeline=] definition,
-			attaches to the closest matching [=scroll progress timeline=] name
-			that was deferred (''scroll-timeline-name/defer'')
-			by an ancestor (if any).
-
-			If no such ancestor exists,
-			the [=attachment=] is treated as ''scroll-timeline-attachment/local''.
-	
-
 ### Scroll Timeline Shorthand: the 'scroll-timeline' shorthand ### {#scroll-timeline-shorthand}
 
 	
 	Name: scroll-timeline
-	Value: [ <<'scroll-timeline-name'>> [ <<'scroll-timeline-axis'>> || <<'scroll-timeline-attachment'>> ]? ]#
+	Value: [ <<'scroll-timeline-name'>> <<'scroll-timeline-axis'>>? ]#
 	Applies to: all elements
 	Inherited: no
 	Animation type: not animatable
 	
 
 	This property is a [=shorthand=] for setting
-	'scroll-timeline-name', 'scroll-timeline-axis', and 'scroll-timeline-attachment'
+	'scroll-timeline-name' and 'scroll-timeline-axis'
 	in a single declaration.
 
 # View Progress Timelines # {#view-timelines}
@@ -484,7 +406,7 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 
 	[=View progress timelines=] can be referenced
 	anonymously using the ''view()'' [=functional notation=]
-	or by name (see [[#timeline-scope]])
+	or by name (see [[#timeline-scoping]])
 	after declaring them using the 'view-timeline' properties
 	on the [=view progress subject=].
 	In the Web Animations API,
@@ -736,7 +658,7 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 	[=View progress timelines=] can also be defined declaratively
 	and then referenced by name
 	by elements within the name’s scope
-	(see [[#timeline-scope]]).
+	(see [[#timeline-scoping]]).
 
 	Such named view progress timelines
 	are declared in the [=coordinated value list=]
@@ -745,14 +667,6 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 	with 'view-timeline-name' as the [=coordinating list base property=].
 	See [[css-values-4#linked-properties]].
 
-	[[#scroll-timelines-named|As for named scroll progress timelines]],
-	[=named view progress timelines=] can have various [=name attachments=],
-	allowing a name specified by 'view-timeline-name'
-	to be attached to the box’s own [=view progress timeline=],
-	deferring it to a descendant box’s [=view progress timeline=],
-	or connecting the box’s [=view progress timeline=]
-	to the scope of an ancestor.
-
 ### Naming a View Progress Timeline: the 'view-timeline-name' property ### {#view-timeline-name}
 
 	
@@ -767,10 +681,6 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 
 	Specifies names for the [=named view progress timelines=]
 	associated with this element.
-	Depending on the name’s [=attachment=] ('view-timeline-attachment'),
-	this element can declare a name,
-	define its [=view progress timeline=],
-	or both (the default).
 
 ### Axis of a View Progress Timeline: the 'view-timeline-axis' property ### {#view-timeline-axis}
 
@@ -789,9 +699,6 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 
 	Values are as defined for ''view()''.
 
-	Note: This property has no effect when combined
-	with a 'view-timeline-attachment' of ''view-timeline-attachment/defer''.
-
 ### Inset of a View Progress Timeline: the 'view-timeline-inset' property ### {#view-timeline-inset}
 
 	
@@ -825,74 +732,16 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 			defines an inward offset from the corresponding edge of the scrollport.
 	
 
-	Note: This property has no effect when combined
-	with a 'view-timeline-attachment' of ''view-timeline-attachment/defer''.
-
-### Attachment of a View Progress Timeline: the 'view-timeline-attachment' property ### {#view-timeline-attachment}
-
-	
-	Name: view-timeline-attachment
-	Value: [ local | defer | ancestor ]#
-	Initial: local
-	Applies to: all elements
-	Inherited: no
-	Computed value: a list of the keywords specified
-	Animation type: not animatable
-	
-
-	Specifies the [=name attachment=]
-	of each [=view progress timeline=] name
-	specified by 'view-timeline-name'.
-
-	Values have the following meanings:
-
-	

-		
local
-		

-			This [=view progress timeline=] name
-			[=attaches=] to the corresponding [=view progress timeline=]
-			defined on this box.
-
-		
defer
-		

-			This [=view progress timeline=] name’s [=attachment=]
-			is deferred to its descendants.
-			In other words,
-			this element declares a [=view progress timeline=]’s name
-			and defines its scope (see [[#timeline-scope]]),
-			but defers the timeline’s definition
-			([=view progress subject|subject=],
-			 [=scroll container=] source,
-			 axis, and
-			 [=view progress visibility range|visibility range=])
-			to its descendants.
-
-			If more than one matching descendant [=view progress timeline=] exists,
-			or if no such timeline exists,
-			then this timeline name has no [=attachment=],
-			and represents an [=inactive timeline=].
-
-		
ancestor
-		

-			This [=view progress timeline=] definition
-			[=attaches=] to the closest matching [=view progress timeline=] name
-			that was deferred (''view-timeline-name/defer'')
-			by an ancestor (if any).
-
-			If no such ancestor exists,
-			the [=attachment=] is treated as ''view-timeline-attachment/local''.
-	
-
 ### View Timeline Shorthand: the 'view-timeline' shorthand ### {#view-timeline-shorthand}
 
 	
 	Name: view-timeline
-	Value: [ <<'view-timeline-name'>> [ <<'view-timeline-axis'>> || <<'view-timeline-attachment'>> ]? ]#
+	Value: [ <<'view-timeline-name'>> <<'view-timeline-axis'>>? ]#
 	Applies to: all elements
 	
 
 	This property is a [=shorthand=] for setting
-	'view-timeline-name', 'view-timeline-axis', and 'view-timeline-attachment'
+	'view-timeline-name' and 'view-timeline-axis'
 	in a single declaration.
 	It does not set 'view-timeline-inset'.
 
@@ -951,13 +800,17 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 	The editors would be interested in hearing about
 	any real use cases for multiple iterations here.
 
-## Named Timeline Scoping and Lookup ## {#timeline-scope}
+## Named Timeline Scoping and Lookup ## {#timeline-scoping}
 
 	A named [=scroll progress timeline=] or [=view progress timeline=]
 	is referenceable by:
 	* the name-declaring element itself
 	* that element’s descendants
 
+	Note: The 'timeline-scope' property can be used
+	to declare the name of a timeline on an ancestor of its defining element,
+	effectively expanding its scope beyond that element’s subtree.
+
 	If multiple elements have declared the same timeline name,
 	the matching timeline is the one declared
 	on the nearest element in tree order.
@@ -967,16 +820,8 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 	take precedence, and
 	[=scroll progress timelines=] take precedence over [=view progress timelines=].
 
-	Note: Although only names on the ancestor chain
-	are visible to a timeline name lookup,
-	a deferred [=name attachment=] allows a name declared on an ancestor
-	to be attached to a timeline sourced elsewhere in its subtree,
-	effectively allowing lookup of a timeline sourced
-	from a sibling, cousin, or descendant.
-	See 'scroll-timeline-attachment'/'view-timeline-attachment'.
-
 	

-		Using ''scroll-timeline-attachment: defer'',
+		Using ''timeline-scope'',
 		an element can refer to timelines
 		bound to elements that are siblings, cousins, or even descendants.
 		For example, the following creates an animation on an element
@@ -991,16 +836,19 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 			}
 
 			.root {
-			  scroll-timeline: scroller defer;
+			  /* declares the scope of a 'scroller' timeline to reach all descendants */
+			  timeline-scope: scroller;
 			}
 
 			.root .animation {
 			  animation: anim;
+			  /* references the 'scroller' timeline for driving the progress of 'anim' */
 			  animation-timeline: scroller;
 			}
 
 			.root .animation + .scroller {
-			  scroll-timeline: scroller ancestor;
+			  /* attaches a scroll progress timeline to the timeline name 'scroller' */
+			  scroll-timeline: scroller;
 			}
 		
 		…
@@ -1011,13 +859,6 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 		
 	
 
-	If a timeline name has been declared,
-	but does not have a usable [=attachment=]
-	(e.g. if it is declared with ''scroll-timeline-name/defer'',
-	but no [=scroll progress timeline=] or [=view progress timeline=]
-	is [=attachment|attached=] to it),
-	it refers to an [=inactive timeline=].
-
 ## Animation Events ## {#events}
 
 	[=Scroll-driven animations=] dispatch all the same animation events
@@ -1081,9 +922,10 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 	through those APIs.
 
 	If the final style and layout update
-	would result in a change of time for any [=scroll progress timelines=] or
-	[=view progress timelines=], they will not be re-sampled to reflect the
-	new offset until the next update of the rendering.
+	would result in a change in the time or scope (see 'timeline-scope')
+	of any [=scroll progress timelines=] or [=view progress timelines=],
+	they will not be re-sampled to reflect the new state
+	until the next update of the rendering.
 
 	Nothing in this section is intended to require
 	that scrolling block on layout or script.
@@ -1108,7 +950,7 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 
 	ISSUE: This section should move to CSS-ANIMATIONS-2 and WEB-ANIMATIONS-2.
 
-	This specification introduces the concepts of [=named timeline ranges=]
+	This appendix introduces the concepts of [=named timeline ranges=]
 	and [=animation attachment ranges=]
 	to CSS Animations
 	and Web Animations.
@@ -1399,15 +1241,65 @@ spec: cssom-view-1; type: dfn;
 	should it return percentage progress through that range,
 	or time progress through that range?
 
+# Appendix B: Timeline Name Scope # {#timeline-name-scope}
+
+	ISSUE: This section should move to CSS-ANIMATIONS-2.
+
+	This appendix introduces the 'timeline-scope' property,
+	which allows declaring a timeline name’s scope on an ancestor
+	of the timeline’s defining element.
+
+## Declaring a Named Timeline’s Scope: the 'timeline-scope' property ## {#timeline-scope}
+
+	
+		Name: timeline-scope
+		Value: none | <>#
+		Initial: none
+		Applies to: all elements
+		Inherited: no
+		Computed value: the keyword ''timeline-scope/none'' or a list of [=CSS identifiers=]
+		Animation type: not animatable
+	
+
+	This property declares the scope of the specified timeline names
+	to extend across this element’s subtree.
+	This allows a named timeline
+	(such as a [=named scroll progress timeline=] or [=named view progress timeline=])
+	to be referenced by elements outside the timeline-defining element’s subtree--
+	for example, by siblings, cousins, or ancestors.
+	It also blocks descendant timelines with the specified names
+	from being referenced from outside this subtree,
+	and ancestor timelines with the specified names from being referenced
+	within this subtree.
+
+	Values have the following meanings:
+
+	

+		
none
+		

+			No changes in timeline name scope.
+
+		
<>
+		

+			Declares the name of a matching named timeline defined by a descendant--
+			whose scope is not already explicitly declared by a descendant using 'timeline-scope'--
+			to be in scope for this element and its descendants.
+
+			If no such timeline exists,
+			or if more than one such timeline exists,
+			instead declares an [=inactive timeline=] with the specified name.
+	
+
+	Note: This property cannot affect or invalidate any timeline name lookups
+	within the subtree of a descendant element that declares the same name.
+	See [[#timeline-scope]].
+
 # Changes # {#changes}
 
 	Changes since the previous
-	(6 April 2023)
+	(28 April 2023)
 	Working Draft include:
 
-	* Adding 'scroll-timeline-attachment' and 'view-timeline-attachment'.
-		(Issue 7759)
-	* Switching ''getCurrentTime()'' to take a dictionary of options.
-		(Issue 8201)
-	* Clarified how view timeline ranges are calculated with ''position: sticky''.
-		(Issue 8298)
+	* Removed scroll-timeline-attachment and view-timeline-attachment in favor of 'timeline-scope'.
+
+	See also Earlier Changes.