in (good) working order
idiom
: working properly
Drivers must keep their trucks clean and in (good) working order.
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Make sure your car is winterized and in good working order.
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Everything on his person is more or less in working order.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
At the top of the list: —Make sure your smoke alarm and its batteries are in working order.
—Check your carbon monoxide alarms as well.
—Use your headlights when driving because of diminished daylight after the time change.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2024
Mission controllers reported that the seals appear to be in good working order.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
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Tom Rogers, Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2024
Everything on his person is more or less in working order.
—Amy Wilkinson, Vulture, 23 Nov. 2024
At the top of the list: —Make sure your smoke alarm and its batteries are in working order.
—Check your carbon monoxide alarms as well.
—Use your headlights when driving because of diminished daylight after the time change.
—Tribune News Service, Hartford Courant, 1 Nov. 2024
Mission controllers reported that the seals appear to be in good working order.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 12 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for in (good) working order
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“In (good) working order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20%28good%29%20working%20order. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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