most-important-first plan

noun
UK /məʊst ɪmˈpɔːtənt fɜːst plæn/
US /moʊst ɪmˈpɔːrtənt fɜːrst plæn/

A plan that does the most important thing first.

Our most-important-first plan says we finish homework before we play.


OTHER MEANINGS

2. A way of sorting jobs so the biggest job comes first.

She made a most-important-first plan for cleaning the whole house.

3. A rule for deciding what to do before other things.

The team used a most-important-first plan to pick which game to play.

4. A list where the most needed item is at the top.

His most-important-first plan put water at the top of the shopping list.