in working order Definition

1. The act or process of shaping, making, effecting or solving, etc.
2. The operation or mode of operation of something.

Thesaurus: operation, routine, method, functioning, action, running, system.
Form: workings (also)
3. A written record of the steps taken to reach the answer of a mathematical problem.
4. Excavations at a mine or quarry.

Thesaurus: excavation, quarrying, mining, digging.

1. Said of a period of time: devoted to work, or denoting that part that is devoted to work.
2. Adequate for one's purposes.

Example: a working knowledge of French

Functioning properly.