precedence
precedence
nounDefinition of PRECEDENCE
the right to one's attention before other things considered less important <his merchandise order takes precedence because we received it first>
Synonyms precedence, right-of-way
Related Words preference; urgency; ascendancy (also ascendency), preeminence, primacy, supremacy; transcendence, transcendency; order, progression, sequence, succession; front burner
Near Antonyms back burner
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