came first
Arrived before others
Came first means to arrive or finish before all others, winning a competition or race: She came first in the marathon.
It can also indicate priority or precedence: Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
In sexual slang, to come first is to reach orgasm before one's partner.
- beforePrior in time
- precededCame earlier than
- antecedentSomething that precedes
- earlierAt a prior time
- chicken or eggCausal loop dilemma
originated · genesis · ground zero · day one · from the start · spearheaded · inaugural · pioneered · primordial · archetype · initiated · dawn · trailblazer · paved the way · set the stage · starting point · inception · preliminary
temporal/sequential order
came firstbrought up the rear
followed · came after · lagged behind · trailed behind · trailed
first, come, coming, came, comes, comer, first-rate, firstly, firsthand