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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Under the authorities of the law, Baxter will have priority access to a particular material needed to continue the remediation processand prepare for the restart of production.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Patron passholders will have priority access to screening selection on October 2 beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The agreements mean the companies will have priority for future contracts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
Under California law, creditors holding a judgment lien like the plaintiffs in the wrongful death case are deemed to have secured debt and have priority over creditors with unsecured debt.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Patron passholders will have priority access to screening selection on October 2 beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT.
—Brian Welk, IndieWire, 12 Sep. 2024
The agreements mean the companies will have priority for future contracts.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 29 Mar. 2024
Under California law, creditors holding a judgment lien like the plaintiffs in the wrongful death case are deemed to have secured debt and have priority over creditors with unsecured debt.
—CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
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“Have priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/have%20priority. Accessed 24 Oct. 2024.
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