first thing
Right at dawn
First thing means at the earliest opportunity, typically at the start of the day or work period: I'll call you first thing tomorrow, She checks her email first thing in the morning.
The phrase implies immediate priority—before anything else gets attention.
Day's first glow
commencement · origin · onset · threshold · advent · birth · foundation · kickoff
Morning light's arrival
- wakeupCall to consciousness
- alarmUrgent warning signal
- coffeeBrewed bean beverage
- breakfastDay's first eating
shower · routine · commute · cereal · stretching · yoga · jogging · newspaper
Needing immediate attention
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- paramountOf supreme significance
- crucialOf supreme importance
- imperativeUnavoidably necessary
primary · vital · pressing · critical · fundamental · top · precedence · main
dawn
Day's first glow
start · commencement · origin · onset · threshold · advent · birth · foundation · kickoff · baseline
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
breakfast · shower · routine · commute · cereal · stretching · yoga · jogging · newspaper · sunlight
urgent
Needing immediate attention
imperative · primary · vital · pressing · critical · fundamental · top · precedence · main · chief
first thinglast thing
Ultimate item remaining
at the end · finally · at the last minute · in the end · ultimately
first, thing, things, foremost, first-rate, firstly, firsthand, first-class, firstborn