first come, first served
See also: first-come-first-served and first come first served
English
Pronunciation
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Phrase
first come, first served
- (idiomatic) People will be dealt with in the order they arrive.
- 2020 January 2, Philip Haigh, “Is there relief to congestion along Castlefield Corridor?”, in Rail, page 22:
- This complicated situation means that strategically managing services through the central Manchester area and beyond is not possible for signallers in the Greater Manchester area, and trains are invariably dealt with on a 'first come, first served' basis.
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Derived terms
- first-come-first-served
Related terms
- the early bird gets the worm
Translations
people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
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References
- Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 99.
Adjective
first come, first served (not comparable)
- Alternative spelling of first-come-first-served
See also
- FIFO