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 pro team would have priority use for 20 game days.
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Party members argue, for instance, that French people should have priority over even legal migrants in areas like certain social benefits and subsidized housing.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents also have priority access to all of the services and amenities of the adjacent Pendry Hotel West Hollywood.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
The proposal also states that the United States would have priority in purchasing Ukrainian mineral exports, ahead of other buyers, according to the Ukrainian official.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
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Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
Party members argue, for instance, that French people should have priority over even legal migrants in areas like certain social benefits and subsidized housing.
—Catherine Porter, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Residents also have priority access to all of the services and amenities of the adjacent Pendry Hotel West Hollywood.
—Emma Reynolds, Robb Report, 21 Feb. 2025
The proposal also states that the United States would have priority in purchasing Ukrainian mineral exports, ahead of other buyers, according to the Ukrainian official.
—Constant Méheut, New York Times, 16 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for have priority
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“Have priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20priority. Accessed 17 May. 2025.
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