precedence

precedence

noun

Definition 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