precedence

Definitions

The condition of being considered more important than someone or something else; priority in importance, order, or rank.

The fact of coming before something else in time, order, or sequence.

Examples

Safety must take precedence over speed in this industrial environment.

In many legal systems, constitutional law takes precedence over local statutes.

The manager decided that urgent client requests should be given precedence over internal projects.

Synonyms

priority preference superiority preeminence seniority rank lead

Antonyms

subordination inferiority subservience aftermath insignificance secondary following