in order

1. In proper sequence or arrangement, as in The children lined up in order of size , or Are the letters all in order? [c. 1400]

2. Suitable, correct, appropriate, as in A few words on this subject are in order now . [Mid-1800s]

3. See in short order .

4. in order that . So that, to the end or purpose that, as in In order that Bob can meet my husband, we've come early . [Early 1700s]

5. in order to . For the purpose of, as a means to, as in We'll have to hire more help in order to finish on time . This usage always precedes a verb, such as finish in the example. [c. 1700]

Example Sentences

But there wasn’t much benefit in tracking sales of shovels, pick axes, and sifting pans in order to validate the bull case for the California Gold Rush.

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“During their relationship, Schmidt confided that when he worked at Google, he built an insider “backdoor” to Google servers with a team of Google engineers in order to spy on Google employees.

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The most obvious beneficiaries are the companies who buy Nvidia chips in order to rent them out to AI companies.

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PGA Tour prize money has soared in order to keep up.

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Today, the diagnosis includes children whose autism was previously overlooked because of their propensity for “masking,” the act of consciously or unconsciously suppressing autistic traits in order to blend in.

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