primarytask
nounUK /ˈpraɪ.mə.ri tɑːsk/
US /ˈpraɪ.mɛr.i tæsk/
The most important job you need to do first.
Finishing your homework is your primary task before you can play.
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2. The first step in a series of jobs.
Washing the vegetables is the primary task in making the soup.
3. The main thing a machine or program is made to do.
A calculator's primary task is to solve math problems.
4. The most important part of a plan.
Getting enough sleep is the primary task of feeling healthy.