in order

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Synonyms of in ordernext
: appropriate, desirable
an apology is in order

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Russia has also publicly acknowledged the drone attack on a refinery and broadcast images on state media, breaking with its usual practice in order to play up the incident. — Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026 Dustin May, JoJo Romero, Uribe and Ashby combined to retire the last 15 Dodgers batters in order in a 7-4 win. — Greg Rosenstein, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 Trump repeatedly leaned on Thune to kill the filibuster in order to pass it, and other senators wanted Thune to try to force Democrats to pull off a talking filibuster to block the bill. — semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026 Sure enough, the Brewers untouchable bullpen immediately got to work, getting a shutdown inning as JoJo Romero got Ohtani, Mookie Betts, and Freddie Freeman in order on just 12 pitches. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for in order

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First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of in order was in the 15th century

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