in order adjective 4adverb 2forms 2 adjective4 •In a sequence.Place the cards in order by color, then by number. •Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy.Some teachers find it hard to keep their classes in order.I wish I could get my desk in order. •Appropriate, worthwhile.Now that we have finally finished, I think a celebration is in order. •(formal) In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body. adverb2 •Emphasizes that what follows immediately is the purpose of the preceding or the beyond.She stood in order to see over the crowd. / She stood to see over the crowd. •In sequence.They sang in order, ending with a basso profundo. formsmore in order · most in order
