Though you can't get your players to go where you want or when, it's an excellent idea to have your own little timeline of what is going on in your world. It doesn't have to be elaborate, as in George did this on this day and this on the next day, but world important events. You might have a list that reads something like this:
Day 1 (or your world date): group gets together
Day 2: Bad guy sends peons out to gather maidens
Day 3: group goes after peons
Day 4: bad guy sends for more peons
And so on. Not only are you then keeping track of days (and for some things that is important) but you have an idea where your bad guys are in their plans as the party goes about their plans. Players aren't the only ones to have plans or need magic items made, so this helps you keep track and not cheat (too terribly bad) on where your bad guys are in making/planning stuff.
Happy Gaming!
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