top priorities
What matters most
Top priorities are the things that matter most and should be addressed first.
The phrase implies ranking—among all the things demanding attention, these rise to the top: Her top priorities are paying off debt and spending time with family.
Often used in professional and political contexts to signal what someone considers most important: The administration's top priorities include healthcare reform.
- paramountOf supreme significance
- essentialFundamentally necessary
- vitalEssential or sustaining existence
- necessitiesWhat you cannot lack
- crucialOf supreme importance
mission critical · critical · fundamental · primary · principal · imperative · first things first · preferences · focus · mental well-being · planning · time sensitive · financial stability · urgency · must-haves · to-do list · deadlines · safety
- job responsibilitiesjob duties, work duties, routine tasks
top prioritiesminor details
afterthoughts · nonessentials · trifles · incidentals · trivialities
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