first thing
idiom
: before anything else : right away : very early
I'll be back first thing (on) Monday morning.
She promised to call first thing in the morning.
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Huffing and puffing, Wihan gives Harry confusing directions to prioritize cleaning the sundeck first thing in the morning.
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, CarMax will report its first-quarter results, and CEO Bill Nash will hold his investor call first thing Friday morning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Pairing mindfulness with your pre-sleep routine can be particularly effective in calming an overactive mind, although meditating first thing in the morning is helpful, too.
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—Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
With online self-help personalities, like Mel Robbins and Andrew Huberman, encouraging people to stop drinking coffee first thing, the conversations around coffee are getting heated.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
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Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
On Thursday, CarMax will report its first-quarter results, and CEO Bill Nash will hold his investor call first thing Friday morning.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 8 Apr. 2025
Pairing mindfulness with your pre-sleep routine can be particularly effective in calming an overactive mind, although meditating first thing in the morning is helpful, too.
5.
—Ankur Bindal, Forbes.com, 4 Apr. 2025
With online self-help personalities, like Mel Robbins and Andrew Huberman, encouraging people to stop drinking coffee first thing, the conversations around coffee are getting heated.
—Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for first thing
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“First thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20thing. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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