first order of the day
The term "first order of the day" signifies a primary task or agenda item that takes precedence over others.
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Definition
B2General
(common)The most important or urgent task that needs to be addressed first.
Example
- Securing the funding is the first order of the day for the project team.
C1Legislative
(formal)An item of business scheduled to be discussed before any other in a legislative session.
Example
- The new bill was the first order of the day in the parliamentary meeting.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "first order of the day":
order of the dayorder of businessfirst thingorder of servicefirst shiftstanding orderrunning orderbeginning of dayshort ordertop prioritymarching ordersopen orderin orderminor order