order of business
noun phrase
: a matter which must be dealt with : task
the budget was the first order of business at the committee meeting
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When the new and old players got to campus in June, the first order of business was team-building exercises.
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Then the first order of business is some re-roofing.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The first order of business is adapting the game as a movie.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
His first public order of business was to flip flop the release dates of the electric and hybrid full-size Ram pickups.
—Jake Lingeman, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
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Cj Moore, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
Then the first order of business is some re-roofing.
—Julie Gallant, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Feb. 2025
The first order of business is adapting the game as a movie.
—Aaron Couch, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Feb. 2025
His first public order of business was to flip flop the release dates of the electric and hybrid full-size Ram pickups.
—Jake Lingeman, Newsweek, 16 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for order of business
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“Order of business.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/order%20of%20business. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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