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

Burnham has accused the Mail of reporting a "partial version of events" and added: "They were all out of order and, if they had any decency, would now hold their hands up and apologise."

From BBC • May 22, 2026

According to Reuters calculations, at least 20% of Russia's total export capacity was out of order in early April following the attacks.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

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

From Barron's • Oct. 13, 2025

Also it smells bad: at least one washroom toilet is out of order, and people fart more on planes, as my brother has had occasion to observe before, having taken a lot of plane trips.

From "Cat's Eye" by Margaret Atwood