: 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.
Has priority over meaning?
If something takes priority or has priority over other things, it is regarded as being more important than them and is dealt with first. The fight against inflation took priority over measures to combat the deepening recession.
How do you use priority in a sentence?
Priority sentence example
- The first priority was rescuing children. ...
- The priority should probably be assigned to the Orosius, but the point has been much debated. ...
- Somehow it simply wasn't top priority in her life right now. ...
- I'll make it a priority from now on.
