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out of sequence

ADVERB
irregularly
Synonyms
STRONGEST
erratically fitfully haphazardly infrequently sporadically unevenly
WEAK
any which way anyhow at intervals by fits and starts by turns disconnectedly eccentrically helter-skelter in snatches jerkily now and again occasionally off and on periodically slapdash spasmodically uncertainly uncommonly unmethodically unpunctually willy-nilly
Antonyms
WEAK
evenly regularly

Example Sentences

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When work is performed out of sequence, it may mean having to partially disassemble some earlier work in order to install a component.

From Seattle Times • Feb. 5, 2024

The result is work being done out of sequence which needs more time and labour.

From Reuters • Feb. 13, 2023

I guess you’re happy that you film out of sequence and that it’s not your last day.

From New York Times • Nov. 22, 2022

However, the serial number on his test on 16 December appears out of sequence with a sample of tests from Serbia over this period gathered by the BBC.

From BBC • Jan. 27, 2022

He’s taken them out of sequence, picking and choosing certain lines over a series of pages and putting them together in his own way.

From "All The Bright Places" by Jennifer Niven