out of sequence
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That would be a more interesting movie than “We Live in Time,” which seems less a film than an impeccably curated Instagram account that’s been jumbled out of sequence.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 10, 2024
The scenes of Justin’s and Willa’s lives are presented out of sequence, and in arranging them so, Mirabella shuns comforting dramatic resolutions and predictable redemptive plot turns.
From New York Times ● Mar. 13, 2023
The result is work being done out of sequence which needs more time and labour.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
The serial numbers on the documents were out of sequence with others collected from around the same period, the BBC reported.
From BBC ● Feb. 2, 2022
The first story, about the duel between Aaron Burr and Alexander Hamilton, is out of sequence.
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
