Abstract: Recently, based on the idea of loosening up metric spaces, we have produced another fruitful class of structures, namely the class of /echeloned spaces/. The likes of such consist of an underlying set of points X and a specific total preorder relation on X^2 named /echelon/. In my talk I will be reporting on our most prominent findings regarding these structures. Among other things, I will discuss the specifics: regarding their relationship with metric spaces, the universal homogeneous echeloned space, a 0-1 type of law for echeloned spaces, as well as the Ramsey property of ordered echeloned spaces. This is joint work with Maxime Gheysens, Christian & Maja Pech, and Friedrich Martin Schneider.