first priority
What comes foremost
First priority is what matters most or must be addressed before anything else.
The phrase is technically redundant—a priority is already something that comes first—but it's common for emphasis: Safety is our first priority.
Often used to signal commitment: Making this right is my first priority.
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- crucialOf supreme importance
- paramountOf supreme significance
- topUppermost part or surface
- essentialFundamentally necessary
main · foremost · above all else · pressing · critical · mission critical · number one · chief · primary · immediate · drop everything · vital · precedence · high stakes · agenda · focus · triage · put out fires
- Redundanciestautology, pleonasm, redundancy, redundant phrase, added bonus
- priorityurgent, essential, critical, crucial, precedence
importance ranking
first prioritylow priority
Not requiring immediate attention
back burner · afterthought · footnote · nice-to-have · side issue
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