in order

Adjective

 * 1) In a sequence.
 * 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.
 * His material is in order for the presentation.
 * 1)  In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
 * 2)  Appropriate, worthwhile.
 * Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.
 * 1)  Appropriate, worthwhile.
 * Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.

Translations

 * Danish: i rækkefølge
 * Dutch: op volgorde
 * Finnish:, järjestykseen
 * Italian: in serie, in sequenza, in ordine, con criterio
 * Portuguese: em ordem, em sequência
 * Turkish:


 * Dutch: op orde
 * Finnish:, , järjestykseen
 * Latin: ordinātim
 * Portuguese: em ordem, ,


 * Dutch:
 * Finnish: paikallaan, vuorossa


 * Dutch: op zijn plaats
 * Finnish: paikallaan
 * French:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian:

Adverb

 * She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd.
 * She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her.
 * 1)  In sequence.
 * They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.
 * She stood in order for her husband to see her. / She stood for her husband to see her.
 * 1)  In sequence.
 * They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo.

Usage notes

 * The words "in order" to express purpose in "in order to" are usually redundant, and can be removed to leave just "to" as an expression of purpose. However, the full expression is required in the negative ("in order not to") and occasionally to avoid ambiguity.

Synonyms

 * , ; see also Thesaurus:sequentially

Translations

 * Finnish:
 * Greek:
 * Ancient: ἑξῆς
 * Portuguese: em ordem, em sequência
 * Russian:, по поря́дку
 * Spanish: en orden