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in order

in order adjective: in a sequence.

Adjective

in order (comparative more in order, superlative most in order)

  1. In a sequence.
    • Place the cards in order by color, then by number.
    Antonyms:
    out of order
  2. Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy.
    • Some teachers find it hard to keep their classes in order.
    • I wish I could get my desk in order.
  3. (formal, idiomatic) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
  4. (idiomatic) Appropriate, worthwhile.
    • Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.

Adverb

in order (comparative more in order, superlative most in order)

  1. (idiomatic, not comparable) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.
    • In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. […]2013 May 17, George Monbiot, “Money just makes the rich suffer”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 188, number 23, page 19
    • She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd.
  2. (US, idiomatic, not comparable) 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.
  3. (comparable) In sequence.
    • They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.
    Synonyms:
    step by step

in order meaning in Tamil and Malayalam

in order in Tamil

முறைப்படி உள்ள

in order in Malayalam

in alphabetical order, in sequence, in numerical order
ക്രമമുള്ള, അനുക്രമമായ, അകാരാദി ക്രമത്തിലുള്ള, അക്ഷരണ്ട്രമം അനുസരിച്ചുള്ള, അക്കക്രമത്തിലുള്ള, മുൻഗണനാക്രമമനുസരിച്ചുള്ള
neat, tidy, orderly
ചിട്ടയായ, വൃത്തിയും വെടിപ്പുമുള്ള, ശുചിയായ, ക്രമ, ക്രമക, ക്രമമായുള്ള
fitting, appropriate, suitable
മുറപ്രകാരമുള്ള, ഉചിതമായ, അനുഗുണമായ, ചേർന്ന, അനുയോജ്യമായ, ശരിയായ

Synonyms of in order

Antonyms

Forms of in order

Adjective
comparativemore in order
superlativemost in order
Adverb
comparativemore in order
superlativemost in order

Words formed from in order

Questions about in order

What does in order mean?
In order means in a sequence.
What is in order in Tamil?
In order in Tamil is முறைப்படி உள்ள. See In order meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is in order?
In order can be an adjective or an adverb.

Words near in order in the dictionary

  1. in one's tracks
  2. in one's wildest dreams
  3. in open court
  4. in open store
  5. in operation
  6. in order
  7. in order for
  8. in order that
  9. in order to
  10. in ordinary
  11. in other news

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: in order (page history and authors); in order (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); in order (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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