at the first opportunity

idiom

: as soon as it is possible for someone to do something

We will correct the error at the first opportunity.

Examples of at the first opportunity in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Barring a minor miracle, Quinn expects Musk’s case to be thrown out at the first opportunity. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 Oct. 2024 With that requirement having already been met last week, Trump could have sold at the first opportunity by Friday. —

Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 Once onboard your pet, both male and female fleas feed at the first opportunity, typically when your pet is resting, says Benson. —

Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 25 Sep. 2024 Yet there are also signals that any accommodation with the opposition will be at best halfhearted and at worst a tactical sop to be cast aside at the first opportunity. —

Ivan Briscoe, Foreign Affairs, 25 Feb. 2019 See all Example Sentences for at the first opportunity

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