batting order

• Ordre dans lequel les personnes ou les choses sont disposées pour agir à tour de rôle, à l'origine l'ordre dans lequel les joueurs de baseball frappent la balle.

A sequence or order in which people or things are arranged to take turns, originally referring to the order in which baseball players take their turns to bat.

1. Sequence of battersB2formal

   The order in which players take turns to bat in a game of baseball or cricket.

   Ordre des frappeurs

   • The coach announced the batting order before the game.
   • He was placed third in the batting order.
   • The batting order was changed to give the best hitters more chances.

2. Sequence or priorityC1informal

   A metaphorical sequence or order of priority in which people or things are dealt with.

   ordre de priorité

   • We need to decide the batting order for the project tasks.
   • In this company, the batting order for promotions is based on seniority.
   • Let's establish a batting order for the presentations.