Definition of "out of order" in англійська

Prepositional phrase

1. Out of normal sequence.

   • You've got my index cards out of order again.

2. Not functioning properly; not in working order.

   • The lift is always out of order.

3. Inappropriate or unsuitable.

   • I suppose my remarks about his wife were out of order.

4. Not in order: not according with e.g. the procedural rules governing formal meetings of a deliberative body.

5. untidy