comes first
Is before others
Comes first indicates priority, precedence, or initial position in a sequence.
Something that comes first may be most important: Family comes first.
Or it may simply be earliest in order: Spring comes first, then summer.
The phrase often establishes what takes precedence when competing demands arise: For her, career always comes first.
Highest in importance
- paramountOf supreme significance
- primaryChief in importance
- principalChief school administrator
- chiefTop-ranking leader
leading · preeminent · premier · dominant · top · main · precedence · supreme
Initial stage of something
- originStarting point or source
- inceptionFounding moment
- dawnDay's first glow
- outsetInitial point of something
commencement · birth · genesis · inauguration · launch · kickoff · debut · introduction
Something that precedes
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- precursorSomething that comes first
- forerunnerOne that comes before
model · template · standard · archetype · exemplar · original · basis · foundation
One who guides others
commander · guide · boss · front-runner · helmsman · pacesetter · standard-bearer · bellwether
Introducing new ideas
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
- originalFirst or inventive
cutting-edge · breakthrough · avant-garde · vanguard · forefront · spearhead · pathbreaking · first-mover
foremost
Highest in importance
chief · leading · preeminent · premier · dominant · top · main · precedence · supreme · uppermost
beginning
Initial stage of something
outset · commencement · birth · genesis · inauguration · launch · kickoff · debut · introduction · infancy
antecedent
Something that precedes
- prototypeFirst functional specimen
- benchmarkStandard for comparison
- precursorSomething that comes first
forerunner · model · template · standard · archetype · exemplar · original · basis · foundation · guideline
leader
One who guides others
head · commander · guide · boss · front-runner · helmsman · pacesetter · standard-bearer · bellwether · torchbearer
innovative
Introducing new ideas
- trailblazingBeing the first through
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
- revolutionarySeeking fundamental systemic change
original · cutting-edge · breakthrough · avant-garde · vanguard · forefront · spearhead · pathbreaking · first-mover · trendsetting