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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The empowerment of independent labor movements, too, must take priority.
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Moving forward, games that are either cheap to make or deemed more likely to generate significant revenue windfalls may take priority over riskier bets, said the people, while Xbox’s floundering hardware division may face a significant rethinking.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
If China’s goal is to project maritime strength, then boosting its navy fleet would presumably take priority.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
State law is clear: Public trust uses, such as in-stream flows and drinking water, take priority over private irrigation.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 29 Oct. 2025
Moving forward, games that are either cheap to make or deemed more likely to generate significant revenue windfalls may take priority over riskier bets, said the people, while Xbox’s floundering hardware division may face a significant rethinking.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
If China’s goal is to project maritime strength, then boosting its navy fleet would presumably take priority.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
State law is clear: Public trust uses, such as in-stream flows and drinking water, take priority over private irrigation.
—Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for take priority
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“Take priority.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/take%20priority. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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