in order
EN- AdjectiveCOMmore in orderSUPmost in order
- In a sequence.
- 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.
- IDI (formal) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
- IDI Appropriate, worthwhile.
- Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order.
- In a sequence.
- AdverbCOMmore in orderSUPmost in order
- (not comparable, idiomatic, with to) 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. […]
- (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.
- (not comparable, idiomatic, with to) Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.
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- Used in the Middle of Sentence
- In the crisis, the company was forced to reduce its costs in order to avoid going under.
- Then the questionnaire was checked by our research staff in order to make sure the data were complete and to remove any nonqualifying questionnaires immediately.
- They would aluminise the glass in order to provide electrical conductivity.
- Used in the Beginning of Sentence
- In order to lay a foundation for the witness to describe the murder, the prosecutor first had to show that the witness was present when the murder occurred.
- In order to get to the rest of the paint in the can, you′ll have to remove the skin floating on top of it.
- In order to grant the rich these pleasures, the social contract is reconfigured. The welfare state is dismantled. Essential public services are cut so that the rich may pay less tax. […]
- Used in the Middle of Sentence
Definition of in order in English Dictionary
- Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
- Phrases
- Prepositional phrases
- Prepositional phrases
- Adjectives
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- Prepositions
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Source: Wiktionary
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Grammatically, this idiom "in order" is a phrase, more specifically, a prepositional phrase. It's also an adjective. It's also an adverb. It's also a preposition, more specifically, a prepositional phrase.