Definition of "in order" [in order]

• In a sequence. (adjective)
• Ready, prepared; orderly; tidy. (adjective)
• In accordance with the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body. (adjective)
• Appropriate, worthwhile. (adjective)
• Emphasizes that what follows is the purpose of the preceding. (adverb)

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• "There were people whose grandparents were buried in the nearest cemetery who were still regarded as “from away,” although that wasn't quite as bad as being branded a “rusticator,” the locals' favorite term of abuse for city folks who came Down East in order to get in touch with country living."
• "I did not envy the investigators who would have to wade through the mud of St. Froid in order to remove those bones with their gloved hands, fighting off the early blackflies and trying to blank out the howls of the hybrids."
• "Imagine a runner needing to win a three-mile race in order to qualify for a thirty-mile race later the same day against opponents who had qualified weeks ago and were fully rested."