order out

Request delivery food

To order out is to get food from a restaurant for consumption elsewhere, typically by phone or online: Let's just order out tonight—I don't feel like cooking.

The phrase emphasizes the outward direction of the food from restaurant to home, contrasting with dining in.

Sometimes shortened to simply order: Should we order Chinese?

delivery

pizza

Topped flatbread dish

tacos · Indian food · burritos · fried chicken · sandwiches · wings · pad thai · curry · pho · ramen

convenience

takeout

Restaurant food for elsewhere

pickup · tip · delivery fee · tracking · favorites

occasion

tired

Lacking energy, needing rest

movie night · date night · craving · treat yourself · payday · working late

Opposites
food preparation method

order outhomemade

Prepared at one's residence

cook · home cooking · eat in · bake · meal prep

dining location

order outdine in

Consume meals at home

eat in · dine out · sit-down meal

Family

order, out, ordered, disorder, orders, orderly, ordering, disorderly, disordered

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G