primary concern
Chief focus area
Primary concern is the thing that matters most in a given situation—the main worry, priority, or focus.
Her primary concern was keeping the children safe.
Budget constraints remain our primary concern.
The phrase often signals what should receive attention first when multiple issues compete: Speed is nice, but accuracy is my primary concern.
- priorityStatus of greater importance
- top of mindReadily accessible in thought
- front and centerProminent central position
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- worryTroubled mental state
number one priority · focus · main · issue · paramount · pressing · foremost · anxiety · chief · central · crucial · critical · matter · stakes · weight · importance · vital · essential
primary concernafterthought
Idea added belatedly
low priority · minor detail · footnote · side issue · minor point
primary concernnon-issue
Matter of no importance
irrelevance · triviality · trifle · nothing · insignificance
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