Definition of high-priority - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

urgentvery important and needing immediate attention

The boss gave her a high-priority task to complete by the end of the day.

critical

crucial

urgent

top-rankedranked above others in importance

High-priority projects are always addressed first in our meetings.

urgent

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Origin of high-priority

English, high (great) + priority (precedence)

Examples of high-priority in a sentence

The high-priority project was completed ahead of schedule.
This is a high-priority task for the team.
High-priority cases are handled with urgency.

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French:prioritaire, hautement prioritaire, ...
German:hohe Priorität, höchstrangig, ...
Italian:prioritario, ...
Spanish:prioritario, ...
Portuguese:prioritário, de alta prioridade, ...
Chinese:紧急的, 高优先级的, ...
Japanese:高優先度, 最優先, ...
Arabic:عالي الأولوية, عالي الأهمية, ...
Hebrew:בַּעַל עֲדִיפוּת גְּבוֹהָה, ...
Russian:высокий приоритет, наивысший приоритет, ...
Ukrainian:високопріоритетний, найважливіший, ...
Hindi:अत्यावश्यक, उच्च-प्राथमिकता, ...
Bengali:জরুরি, উচ্চ অগ্রাধিকারসম্পন্ন, ...
Catalan:d'alta prioritat, prioritari, ...
Czech:prioritní, ...
Danish:akut, højt prioriteret, ...
Dutch:hoogprioritair, topprioriteit, ...
Greek:υψηλής προτεραιότητας, πρώτης προτεραιότητας, ...
Hungarian:magas prioritású, elsőbbségi, ...
Khmer:អាទិភាពខ្ពស់, សំខាន់បំផុត, ...
Korean:긴급한, 최우선, ...
Persian:فوری, دارای اولویت بالا, ...
Polish:pilny, wysokiego priorytetu, ...
Portuguese (BR):prioritário, de alta prioridade, ...
Romanian:prioritate ridicată, de prim rang, ...
Swedish:högprioriterad, ...
Thai:เร่งด่วน, สำคัญอันดับต้น, ...
Turkish:öncelikli, yüksek öncelikli, ...
Vietnamese:ưu tiên cao, hàng đầu, ...

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