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
  • As Palmer described in The Art of Asking, they were not attracted to each other at first.
    Lila Shapiro, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The original recipe creator isn't known, but it's thought the cookies may have been first created in Texas.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 13 Jan. 2025
Definition of first
Adverb
  • Those losses would far exceed the $12.5 billion in insured damages from the 2018 Camp Fire, which until now was the costliest blaze in the nation’s history, according to data from Aon.
    Janhvi Bhojwani, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Ultimate now a 10m radius, 5m high cylindrical spell field from 10m sphere, matches up with warning marker better.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
Definition of now
Adverb
  • With the Nuggets also defeating the Heat in Denver on Nov. 8 earlier this season, the Nuggets have now swept their two-game regular-season series against the Heat in five straight seasons.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 18 Jan. 2025
  • Just five hours earlier, Bojanovic and his girlfriend had evacuated after noticing the fire inching closer, ash falling from the sky and the area beginning to fill with smoke.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN, 18 Jan. 2025
Definition of early
Adverb
  • Some tried Fire Road, an alternate evacuation route during emergencies, but before long that passage was surrounded by flames, residents said.
    Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 11 Jan. 2025
  • But when hundreds of millions of users are updating, even a very small percentage impacted is a large number of people—and those people can be vocal and can take to forums and social media to make their point, and that gets picked up and amplified, and before long there’s a perception issue.
    Zak Doffman, Forbes, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of before long
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