out of sequence
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“A $50,000 decision that is delayed for months can cost you millions of dollars,” Crawford said, if a whole project gets thrown out of sequence.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 22, 2023
The result is work being done out of sequence which needs more time and labour.
From Reuters ● Feb. 13, 2023
But the herky-jerky rhythm — with scenes sometimes out of sequence — fascinated and bewildered audiences.
From New York Times ● Sep. 13, 2022
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
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
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