in order
Adjective
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Adjective
in order
- In a sequence.
- Antonyms: out of order
- Place the cards in order by color, then by number.
- Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy.
- I wish I could get my desk in order.
- His material is in order for the presentation.
- (idiomatic, formal) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
- (idiomatic) Appropriate, worthwhile.
- ''Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.
- Italian: in serie, in sequenza, in ordine, con criterio
- French: de circonstance
- Russian: целесообра́зный
in order
- (not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.
- She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd.
- (not comparable, idiomatic, US, with "for") Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.
- She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her.
- (comparable) In sequence.
- They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.
- (in sequence) in order, step by step; see also Thesaurus:sequentially
- Russian: оди́н за други́м
- Spanish: en orden
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