by stages, fixed, hierarchically, in apple-pie order, in commission, in condition, in fine fettle, in good condition, in good form, in good shape, in good trim, in kilter, in repair, in sequence, in series, in shape, in succession, in the pink, in trim, in turn, in working order, out of commission, out of kelter, out of kilter, out of order, out of whack, seriatim, step by step, to rights, up to scratch, up to snuff