in order of sth
prep. phr..prep. phr.. you use this to describe a list or group that follows a specific sequence, like from A to Z or oldest to youngest.
prep. phr.. a prepositional phrase used to specify the criterion for sequencing or categorizing a set of items.
Please list the names in order of age.
The files are arranged in order of importance so you can find the most urgent tasks first.
The historical documents were meticulously archived in order of their discovery rather than by the date they were originally written.
usually followed by a noun that describes the sorting criteria, such as 'size', 'priority', or 'arrival'.
contrast with 'in order to' (purpose) to avoid confusion; emphasize that 'order' here refers to sequence or arrangement.
in order for agein order of agethe preposition 'of' is required to link the word 'order' to the specific sorting criterion.