first order of the day
Opening scheduled task
First order of the day is the initial or most pressing matter to be addressed.
The phrase comes from parliamentary procedure, where the order of the day is the scheduled business.
In general use, it signals priority: First order of the day is getting coffee, The first order of the day was damage control after the leak.
- initiativeSelf-directed action capacity
- agendaFormal discussion list
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- wake upBecome conscious again
- rise and shineCheerful wake-up call
objective · task · goal · game plan · intention · plan · activity · mandate · outset · kickoff · quorum · inaugural · undertaking · beginning · briefing · precedence · schedule · itinerary
first order of the dayafterthought
Idea added belatedly
back burner · last thing · non-issue · sidebar · footnote
first order of the dayafterthought
Idea added belatedly
minor detail · low priority · non-essential · side issue · incidental