out of order

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Zimmer: And you’re doing it out of order, so you’re like, “Wait, I’m playing the end before I’ve even played the beginning, but I don’t even know what my beginning is.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

Senate parliamentarian Elizabeth MacDonough, who has acted as a referee in the upper chamber of US Congress since 2012, deemed the provision out of order on Saturday, Democrats said.

From BBC • May 17, 2026

Paul Goodwin, co-founder of the Scottish Football Supporters Association, called the price increase "totally out of order".

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

But two of them had been out of order "for some time", the probe showed.

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

“You’re out of order, Miss New Hampshire. I’ll issue a warning. Next time it’s a penalty.”

From "Beauty Queens" by Libba Bray