IN ORDER

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does in order mean? 

• IN ORDER (adjective)
  The adjective IN ORDER has 1 sense:

1. in a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

  Familiarity information: IN ORDER used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• IN ORDER (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

In a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement

Context example:

everything is in order for their arrival

Similar:

ready (completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress)

 Context examples 

Or was it some one who was with the thief who did it in order to prevent the crime?

(The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

"Never did anything," "if I were," and "those things," were phrases, with many variations, that he repeated under his breath in order to accustom his tongue to the language spoken by Ruth.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)

In the first place she was seized by your secretary, and stabbed him in order to escape.

(The Return of Sherlock Holmes, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)

Early diagnosis of malaria is vital in order to increase the chances of treating infected people.

(Biosensor promises early malaria diagnosis, SciDev.Net)

Researchers say the process involves infusing corn with a certain type of bacteria in order to produce methionine, an amino acid generally found in meat.

(US Researchers Genetically Modify Corn to Boost Nutritional Value, VOA News)

India needs region-specific anti-venoms to deal with a large variety of venomous snakes in order to reduce death and morbidity from snakebite, says a new study.

(‘India needs region-specific snakebite antivenoms’, SciDev.Net)

In order to evaluate these AI-found features, the research group verified the performance of recurrence prediction using the remaining cases from NMSH (internal validation).

(Artificial Intelligence Identifies Features Associated with Cancer Recurrence, The Titi Tudorancea Bulletin)

He took his pocket-handkerchief and tied it round his head, in order that the man might not see it.

(Fairy Tales, by The Brothers Grimm)

I determined therefore to direct my course this way, in order to my return to Europe.

(Gulliver's Travels into several remote nations of the world, by Jonathan Swift)

"We must cross this strange place in order to get to the other side," said Dorothy, "for it would be unwise for us to go any other way except due South."

(The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum)