Collocation
come first
to be the most important or highest priority
Definition
'come first' is a common English collocation. to be the most important or highest priority
come + first
“My family will always come first.”
Examples
- My kids come first, no matter how busy I am.
- In this company, safety comes first.
- On a hike, drinking enough water should come first.
Show more examples
- When money is tight, rent has to come first.
- Her health came first, so she took time off work.
- Before we talk about design, the user experience must come first.
- If you want to lead well, the team's needs should come first.
- They agreed that honesty would come first in the relationship.
- During an emergency, following the instructions comes first.
More verb + adverbs
- turn out well To result in a positive or successful outcome; to end in a good way.
- We work together. To cooperate or collaborate with someone on a task or goal; to perform a task jointly.
- calm down quickly To become less agitated, upset, or excited in a short amount of time; to regain composure swiftly.
- do well to be successful or achieve good results
- do badly to perform poorly; to have an unsatisfactory result (in a task, test, game, or situation)