be out of order



be out of order

1. To be unavailable for use, typically because the item or machine in question is broken. According to the sign on the door, this restroom is out of order. Our washer is out of order, so I'm on my way to the laundromat.
2. To not be in the correct sequence. OK, the pages of this report are definitely out of order—page four is followed by page seven. That's not how the song goes, so those verses must be out of order.
3. To act in an inappropriate or unacceptable way. That reporter was out of order when he asked questions about my personal life.
See also: of, order, out

be out of order

  (informal)
if something that someone says or does is out of order, it is unpleasant or not suitable and it is likely to upset or offend people Her behaviour in the meeting was completely out of order.
See also: of, order, out

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Nichol['nikl]
Laverna-Roman Mythology
Ewelina-Polish
Taliba-Arabic
SamppaSAHMP-pahFinnish
ZofiaZAW-fyahPolish