prioritize

verb

pri·​or·​i·​tize prī-ˈȯr-ə-ˌtīz 

-ˈär-;

ˈprī-ə-rə-

prioritized; prioritizing

transitive verb

: to list or rate (projects, goals, etc.) in order of priority

prioritization

prī-ˌȯr-ə-tə-ˈzā-shən 

-är-;

ˌprī-ə-rə-

noun

Examples of prioritize in a Sentence

It's always difficult to prioritize work, school, and family.

If you want to do your job efficiently, you have to learn to prioritize.

The town council hopes to prioritize the bridge construction project at the next meeting.

Recent Examples on the Web

Instead, a growing wave of holidaymakers appears to be prioritizing summer trips to northern Europe to escape the blistering heat. —Sam Meredith, CNBC, 14 Apr. 2025

Given that its decoder is tasked with both transcription and token prediction, without precise alignment between audio and text during training, the model can prioritize generating fluent text over accurately transcribing the input. —Asmelash Teka Hadgu, Scientific American, 14 Apr. 2025

Map out where your money goes and practice living on a lean version that prioritizes essentials. —Jack Kelly, Forbes.com, 13 Apr. 2025

The cuts have forced federal health officials to confront difficult decisions, including over how to prioritize fewer food and drug safety inspections. —Alexander Tin, CBS News, 13 Apr. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1961, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for prioritize

• actualize
• antagonize
• apologise
• apologize
• capitalize
• categorize
• characterize
• commercialize
• conceptualize
• contrariwise
• criminalize
• decentralize