precedence over (someone or something)
precedence over (someone or something)
An existing priority over someone or something else. I'm afraid their project has precedence over yours because they are so much nearer to completion. Applicants with spouses or civil partners serving in the military will take precedence over all others.
See also: over, precedence
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
*precedence over someone or something
the right to come before someone or something else; greater importance than someone or something else. (*Typically: take ~; have ~; be given ~.) Ambulances have precedence over regular cars at intersections. My manager's concerns take precedence over mine.
See also: over, precedence
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
- precedence over
- have precedence over (someone or something)
- precedence
- take precedence over (someone or something)
- center around
- center around (someone or something)
- exceed
- exceed (someone or something) by (something)
- exceed by
- center on