have priority

idiom

: 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.

—often + over

Health concerns should have priority over comfort.

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Many states have priority deadlines for their state aid programs and missing them can mean missing out on thousands of dollars of help for college. —

Edward Conroy, Forbes, 26 Nov. 2024 Kern explains that vultures have a hierarchical social structure, where dominant individuals have priority access to food resources and breeding opportunities. —

Kait Hanson, Southern Living, 2 Nov. 2024 Under the authorities of the law, Baxter will have priority access to a particular material needed to continue the remediation processand prepare for the restart of production. —

Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024 Patron passholders will have priority access to screening selection on October 2 beginning at 11:00 a.m. PT. —

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