first off

adverb

Definition of first offnext
as in first

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for first off
  1. first
  2. now
  3. early
  4. before long
Adverb
  • Authorities first arrested 72-year-old Sheikh on July 10 at Los Angeles International Airport and the following month he was indicted on immigration fraud charges.
    Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 14 Dec. 2024
  • The donations were first reported by the Wall Street Journal.
    USA TODAY, USA TODAY, 14 Dec. 2024
Definition of first
Adverb
  • Dennis Perry, who is now 62, was convicted of two counts of homicide in 2003 but he was released in 2020 after his conviction was overturned, in part because reporting by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution cast doubt on an alibi that Mr. Sparre had used when he was investigated after the killings.
    Hank Sanders, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • This contract now marks the fourth big-league free-agent contract that Eovaldi has signed.
    Sam Blum, The Athletic, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of now
Adverb
  • Nevertheless, the government could face an economically fraught default sometime early next year should the debt ceiling not be extended or addressed by Congress.
    Robert Costa, CBS News, 19 Dec. 2024
  • The Suns are following the lead of the Utah Jazz, which cut prices earlier this year.
    Alex Sherman, CNBC, 19 Dec. 2024
Definition of early
Adverb
  • But the Louis storyline is on pause for now, though Alice will get suspicious of Louis’s absence and short texts before long.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Together with Hutchinson, the two strikers have both also played for the England U21 side with the pair now hotly-tipped to win senior honors before long.
    Asif Burhan, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Definition of before long
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first names

first off

first-rate

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