in order

phrase

: appropriate, desirable

an apology is in order

Examples of in order in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

And now that the company is on firm financial footing, Gayer is rethinking the long-term strategy in order to find more wins in the rare disease space. — Brad Quick, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

Dustin Arnold, were racing as fast as 120 mph in order to get to the scene. — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026

Closer to home, Roman will monitor small variations in light from stars near the center of the Milky Way galaxy in order to infer the presence of rogue planets drifting between the stars. — Don Figer, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026

Warsh, by contrast, faces pressure to raise interest rates in order to bring down inflation, which is well above the Fed’s 2% target. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for in order

• camcorder
• disorder
• recorder
• reorder
• suborder
• transborder
• boarder
• border
• corder
• warder