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Princeton's WordNet

  1. in orderadjective

    in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

    "everything is in order for their arrival"

Wiktionary

  1. in orderadverb

    In sequence.

  2. in orderadjective

    In a sequence.

  3. in orderadjective

    Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy.

  4. in orderadjective

    In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.

  5. in orderadjective

    Appropriate, worthwhile.

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  1. in order

    "In order" often means arranged or organized according to a specific system, plan, or sequence. It might indicate that things are in the correct, preferred, or appropriate condition or situation. Additionally, it can denote the purpose or intention of something, often used in phrases like "in order to," which means for the purpose of or as a means to achieve something.

Editors Contribution

  1. in order

    In a neat, step-by-step sequence.

    We choose to discuss and cocreate intelligently knowing all is in order and in line with our collective plan for the evolution of humanity.


    Submitted by MaryC on January 17, 2021  

British National Corpus

  1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'in order' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #747

  2. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'in order' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1303

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of in order in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of in order in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of in order in a Sentence

  1. Benjamin Disraeli:

    I am a Conservative to preserve all that is good in our constitution, a Radical to remove all that is bad. I seek to preserve property and to respect order, and I equally decry the appeal to the passions of the many of the prejudices of the few.

  2. Stevan Browning:

    In order for Life to prevail, evil must fail. In order to make progress, think beyond the known.

  3. Jane Buchan:

    Women need to outperform significantly in order to have the same asset levels as men who perform worse, with this sort of outcome, which can be shown in academic studies and what many women perceive from their own interactions with investors, why try?

  4. Jean Anouilh:

    Poor little men, poor little cocks! As soon as they're old enough, they swell their plumage to be conquerors. If they only knew that it's enough to be just a little bit wounded and sad in order to obtain everything without fighting for it.

  5. Congressman Budd:

    The Fraternal Order of Police. The North Carolina Troopers Association. The list goes on and on, the Police Benevolent Association. They all at one point endorsed Cheri Beasley. But now they know me. They know her. And they have endorsed me.


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