priority service

Queue-jumping treatment offered

Priority service is expedited handling that moves someone or something ahead of the standard queue.

Airlines offer priority boarding, shipping companies offer priority delivery, and businesses offer priority support to paying customers.

The term implies faster attention in exchange for additional payment or special status: Priority service costs an extra fifty dollars.

Related

expedited · queue · upgrade · first-class · white glove · urgent · rush · concierge · special treatment · bypass · elite · exclusive · gold member · frontline · golden · skip · preferential · first dibs

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service tier/speed

priority serviceroutine service

Scheduled standard upkeep

slow service · standard delivery · economy class · standard mail · general delivery

cost/value structure

priority servicefree tier

Unpaid service level

basic plan

Family

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G