have priority
idiom
: to require being dealt with or done first : to be more important (than something else)
The house needs lots of work but getting my debts paid has priority.
—often + overHealth concerns should have priority over comfort.
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The Sharks, after having the NHL’s worst record last season, currently have priority to claim any player placed on waivers.
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
For the ad spend, DraftKings will have priority selection across the NBCUniversal (Nasdaq: CMCSA) properties.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
However, with students and school staff set to have priority at the 6,210-square-foot facility, district workers and medical practitioners had an occasion to gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony ahead of the new academic year -- the district's classes are set to begin in two weeks.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025
Impact on healthcare workers: Jackson employees and other healthcare workers will have priority access to the new housing, addressing recruitment challenges by providing affordable living options near the hospital.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
For the ad spend, DraftKings will have priority selection across the NBCUniversal (Nasdaq: CMCSA) properties.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2025
However, with students and school staff set to have priority at the 6,210-square-foot facility, district workers and medical practitioners had an occasion to gather for a ribbon-cutting ceremony ahead of the new academic year -- the district's classes are set to begin in two weeks.
—Nathan Ansell, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2025
Impact on healthcare workers: Jackson employees and other healthcare workers will have priority access to the new housing, addressing recruitment challenges by providing affordable living options near the hospital.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 10 July 2025
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“Have priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20priority. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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