esl #english #idioms #adjective #adverb

in order {adv.} or {adj. phr.}

1. In arrangement; in the proper way of following one another.

Come to my desk in alphabetical order as I call your names.

Line up and walk to the door in order.

Name all the presidents in order.

Compare: IN TURN.

1. In proper condition.

The car was in good working order when I bought it.

The club leader looked at the club treasurer's records of money collected and spent, and found them all in order.

Compare: IN COMMISSION (2), PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER.

1. Following the rules; proper; suitable.

Is it in order to ask the speaker questions at the meeting?

At the end of a program, applause for the performers is in order.

Compare: IN PLACE. Contrast: OUT OF ORDER.

1. See: PUT ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER or SET ONE'S HOUSE IN ORDER. Categories: {adj. phr.} {adv.}