take priority
idiom
: to be dealt with or done first
I know you want to buy a new stereo, but right now, saving for college has to take priority.
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That can affect selection preferences, as individual all-around talent and event specialists take priority.
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
For others, simplifying medications, setting safe blood pressure and glucose goals, and avoiding falls or drug interactions take priority.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
For me, there are other ones that take priority that come from Momentary Lapse of Reason.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Until the new hangar is ready, Space Force demands will take priority on ULA's launch schedule, blocking Amazon from the launch pad for months at a time.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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Rebecca Tauber, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
For others, simplifying medications, setting safe blood pressure and glucose goals, and avoiding falls or drug interactions take priority.
—Lauryn Higgins, Time, 17 Sep. 2025
For me, there are other ones that take priority that come from Momentary Lapse of Reason.
—Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Until the new hangar is ready, Space Force demands will take priority on ULA's launch schedule, blocking Amazon from the launch pad for months at a time.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2025
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“Take priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20priority. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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