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Common collocations with orderly in British Collocation

orderly adjective

UK /ˈɔː(r)də(r)li/

manner

fashion
manner

Luggage should be collected in an orderly fashion.

working

conduct
functioning

The government has a duty to ensure the orderly functioning of the economy.

change

handover
succession
transition

The retiring chairman will remain at the company until the AGM in order to assist in an orderly transition.

queue

procession
queue

People are blocking entrances to the loos by not forming an orderly queue.

leaving somewhere

evacuation
retreat
withdrawal

Fire Stewards will ensure the orderly evacuation of the building.

sensible order

progression
sequence

Reading instruction that teaches skills in an orderly sequence usually has the best results.