out of order
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See also: out-of-order
Pronunciation
Audio (General Australian): (file)
Prepositional phrase
- (idiomatic) Out of normal sequence.
- Antonym: in order
- You've got my index cards out of order again.
- (idiomatic) Not functioning properly.
- Synonyms: out of commission; see also Thesaurus:out of order
- The lift is always out of order.
- (idiomatic) Inappropriate or unsuitable.
- Synonym: out of line
- I suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order.
- Not in order: not according with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.
Translations
out of normal sequence
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not functioning properly
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See also
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