out of order

idiom

1
: not working properly : not able to be used
The elevator's out of order again.
2
: not following the formal rules of a meeting, court session, etc.
At the last town council meeting, her proposal was ruled out of order by the mayor.
The mayor ruled her out of order.
3
British, informal : beyond what is reasonable or allowable : not right or appropriate
Your behavior was completely out of order.

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The power outage has rendered the town's wastewater plant out of order and caused schools to close. Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2022 Season three will focus on Colin and Penelope's love story, going out of order from Julia Quinn's books. Emily Burack, Town & Country, 20 July 2022 What’s less apparent is that production on Pachinko’s first season also took place out of order and sometimes simultaneously in multiple locations that included Canada, Japan and seven Korean cities. Rebecca Sun, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 June 2022 Adult Stan tells things out of order, goes on about extraneous details, and introduces characters but forgets to do anything with them. Peter Opaskar, Ars Technica, 10 Apr. 2022 See all Example Sentences for out of order 

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“Out of order.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/out%20of%20order. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

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