Priority
noun
Something that is considered more important than other matters.
Safety is our top priority.
Often appears as...
- top priority
- give priority
noun
The right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.
The ambulance was given priority over other vehicles.
Often appears as...
- give priority
- priority over
noun
Importance given to a process that affects the order in which processors are allocated.
The system assigns priority to processes according to their importance.
Often appears as...
- assign priority
- priority scheduling
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Technical
noun
Something that is considered more important than other matters.
Safety is our top priority.
Often appears as...
- top priority
- give priority
noun
The right to precede others in order, rank, privilege, etc.
The ambulance was given priority over other vehicles.
Often appears as...
- give priority
- priority over
noun
Importance given to a process that affects the order in which processors are allocated.
The system assigns priority to processes according to their importance.
Often appears as...
- assign priority
- priority scheduling
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Setting Priorities
The word 'priority' can express the importance of doing one task before others.
Finishing my homework is my priority tonight.
Pro Tip 2/3Value Judgment
'Priority' often implies a decision based on what's valued more.
In our team, clear communication is a higher priority than speed.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgency Indication
Using 'priority' suggests a sense of urgency or necessity for something.
Getting to the airport on time is our priority.
Pro Tip 1/3Setting Priorities
The word 'priority' can express the importance of doing one task before others.
Finishing my homework is my priority tonight.
Pro Tip 2/3Value Judgment
'Priority' often implies a decision based on what's valued more.
In our team, clear communication is a higher priority than speed.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgency Indication
Using 'priority' suggests a sense of urgency or necessity for something.
Getting to the airport on time is our priority.
Pro Tip 1/3Setting Priorities
The word 'priority' can express the importance of doing one task before others.
Finishing my homework is my priority tonight.
Pro Tip 2/3Value Judgment
'Priority' often implies a decision based on what's valued more.
In our team, clear communication is a higher priority than speed.
Pro Tip 3/3Urgency Indication
Using 'priority' suggests a sense of urgency or necessity for something.
Getting to the airport on time is our priority.
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
but if you don't restrain the hands of the violent bullies from taking it all away, you're going to be very disappointed in the long-term impact of your efforts. So you would think that the disintegration of basic law enforcement in the developing world would be a huge priority for the global fight against poverty.
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Adam Garone: Healthier...
now and putting it into a global fund, and we've got the best prostate cancer scientific minds in the world that look after that fund, and they come together each year and identify the number one priority, and that, last year, was getting a better screening test. So they identified that as a priority, and then
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Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
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Bjorn Lomborg: Global...
on doing very little good? Or half the amount on doing an amazing amount of good? And that is really why it becomes a bad project. It's not to say that if we had all the money in the world, we wouldn't want to do it. But it's to say, when we don't, it's just simply not our first priority.
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Incredible Orangutan...
it's hoped that one day even the orphaned orangutans raised in forest school can make a similar journey but loner's priority is to get adult orangutans like mustapha out first he's had minimal human contact so a better chance of survival
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How math saved my life PIPE...
would go out to bars and party nightly and having bad hair and working out was literally a priority for me at the time as long as we could party chase girls and goof off which we definitely did a lot of things seemed good life seemed
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Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement.
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Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
top priority i have i would have is is eliminating the the spammings and scam bots and the bot armies that are on twitter you know i think i think these these fun influence that
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See Why the Mysterious...
cat safety is our our most important priority as the cat walks through here it's gonna stuff here here here and it's
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Elephant Calf Jealous Of...
this could mean trouble breeze is now hamatan's priority and she's determined to protect her
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Gary Haugen: The hidden...
but if you don't restrain the hands of the violent bullies from taking it all away, you're going to be very disappointed in the long-term impact of your efforts. So you would think that the disintegration of basic law enforcement in the developing world would be a huge priority for the global fight against poverty.
Video examples
Adam Garone: Healthier...
now and putting it into a global fund, and we've got the best prostate cancer scientific minds in the world that look after that fund, and they come together each year and identify the number one priority, and that, last year, was getting a better screening test. So they identified that as a priority, and then
Video examples
Did Shakespeare write...
It can help us determine when a work was written, whether an ancient text is a forgery, whether a student has committed plagiarism, or if that email you just received is of a high priority or spam. And does the timeless poetry of Shakespeare's lines just boil down to numbers and statistics? Not quite.
Video examples
Bjorn Lomborg: Global...
on doing very little good? Or half the amount on doing an amazing amount of good? And that is really why it becomes a bad project. It's not to say that if we had all the money in the world, we wouldn't want to do it. But it's to say, when we don't, it's just simply not our first priority.
Video examples
Incredible Orangutan...
it's hoped that one day even the orphaned orangutans raised in forest school can make a similar journey but loner's priority is to get adult orangutans like mustapha out first he's had minimal human contact so a better chance of survival
Video examples
How math saved my life PIPE...
would go out to bars and party nightly and having bad hair and working out was literally a priority for me at the time as long as we could party chase girls and goof off which we definitely did a lot of things seemed good life seemed
Video examples
Bill Gates: The next...
and make the world more just as well as more safe. So I think this should absolutely be a priority. There's no need to panic. We don't have to hoard cans of spaghetti or go down into the basement.
Video examples
Elon Musk talks Twitter,...
top priority i have i would have is is eliminating the the spammings and scam bots and the bot armies that are on twitter you know i think i think these these fun influence that
Video examples
See Why the Mysterious...
cat safety is our our most important priority as the cat walks through here it's gonna stuff here here here and it's
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Elephant Calf Jealous Of...
this could mean trouble breeze is now hamatan's priority and she's determined to protect her
Example 1 of 10
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Michelle Obama
American First Lady
When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It's just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
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William Arthur Ward
American Writer
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
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Helen Skelton
English Entertainer
My kids are my priority, then my husband, then my life, then work.
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Zoe Foster Blake
Australian Author
It's important to show each other your marriage is a priority.
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Rick Warren
American Writer
Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities.
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Omarosa Manigault Newman
American Celebrity
I believe that we should keep the truth as a priority.
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Orlando Bloom
English Actor
My first priority is trying to protect my family.
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Ryan Kwanten
Australian Actor
Sleep has never been a priority in my life.
Quote examples
Michelle Obama
American First Lady
When I get up and work out, I'm working out just as much for my girls as I am for me, because I want them to see a mother who loves them dearly, who invests in them, but who also invests in herself. It's just as much about letting them know as young women that it is okay to put yourself a little higher on your priority list.
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Yoko Ono
American Artist
The whole world is starting to realize that it was the most unwise thing for our society to have ignored women power, to run the society with male priorities.
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Angela Merkel
German Statesman
Whoever decides to dedicate their life to politics knows that earning money isn't the top priority.
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William Arthur Ward
American Writer
Wise are those who learn that the bottom line doesn't always have to be their top priority.
Quote examples
Helen Skelton
English Entertainer
My kids are my priority, then my husband, then my life, then work.
Quote examples
Zoe Foster Blake
Australian Author
It's important to show each other your marriage is a priority.
Quote examples
Rick Warren
American Writer
Living in the light of eternity changes your priorities.
Quote examples
Omarosa Manigault Newman
American Celebrity
I believe that we should keep the truth as a priority.
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Orlando Bloom
English Actor
My first priority is trying to protect my family.
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Ryan Kwanten
Australian Actor
Sleep has never been a priority in my life.
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