priority one
Most urgent matter
Priority one designates the highest level of urgency or importance in a ranked system.
Common in military, medical, and emergency contexts where resources must be triaged: Priority one casualties are evacuated first.
In workplace jargon, making something priority one signals it takes precedence over everything else: Finding that bug is priority one.
- urgentNeeding immediate attention
- criticalExpressing disapproval or importance
- time sensitiveRequiring prompt action
- emergencySerious sudden danger
- code redUrgent crisis designation
drop everything · crucial · vital · immediate · no time to lose · first · paramount · pressing · essential · life or death · triage · alert · life-threatening · first responder · stat · rush · highest · escalate
- Danger Levelsdanger, high risk, high-risk, low risk, critical
- priorityurgent, essential, critical, crucial, precedence
- Triagetriage nurse, triage area, field triage, battlefield triage, telephone triage
- risk levelshigh risk, low risk, moderate risk, extreme risk, minimal risk
priority onesecondary
Lesser in rank
low priority · tertiary · non-essential · afterthought · back burner
priority oneoptional
Not mandatory
non-critical · dispensable · ignorable · unimportant · inconsequential
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