out of order

[out of order] {adv.}

or {adj. phr.}

1. In the wrong order; not coming after one another in the right way.

* /Peter wrote the words of the sentence out of order./

* /Don't get out of order, children. Stay in your places in line./

Contrast: IN ORDER. 2. In poor condition; not working properly.

* /Our television set is out of order./

3. Against the rules; not suitable.

* /The judge told the people in the courtroom that they were out of order because they were so noisy./

* /The children's whispering was out of order in the church./

Compare: OUT OF LINE, OUT OF PLACE, OUT OF THE WAY, OUT OF TURN, OUT OF COMMISSION(2). Contrast: IN ORDER.

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Source: A Dictionary of American Idioms


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