first thing
idiom
: before anything else : right away : very early
I'll be back first thing (on) Monday morning.
She promised to call first thing in the morning.
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Woke up first thing in the morning to rescue six goats, 25 dead chickens, just a mass grave in my backyard.
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Combs, too, made a brief appearance in court first thing Wednesday morning.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Still, even if the jury goes behind closed doors first thing next week, despite the media deadlines swirling around the high-profile case, there is no time limit on how long their deliberations to reach a verdict will take.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Those jurors will be dismissed first thing in the morning.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
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Killian Baarlaer, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Combs, too, made a brief appearance in court first thing Wednesday morning.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2025
Still, even if the jury goes behind closed doors first thing next week, despite the media deadlines swirling around the high-profile case, there is no time limit on how long their deliberations to reach a verdict will take.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 24 June 2025
Those jurors will be dismissed first thing in the morning.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 12 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for first thing
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“First thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20thing. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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