first thing
idiom
: before anything else : right away : very early
I'll be back first thing (on) Monday morning.
She promised to call first thing in the morning.
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Wier Vaught is slated to be the last witness called by the ex-speaker’s defense team, who anticipate resting their case first thing Thursday morning.
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Check the Air Quality Index first thing every morning, and again throughout the day, says Dr. John Belperio, interim chief and professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, clinical immunology and allergy at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Jotting down a list first thing in the morning gives you a tangible sense of your goals.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Intense emotions can stir up inner conflict first thing.
—USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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Ray Long, Chicago Tribune, 15 Jan. 2025
Check the Air Quality Index first thing every morning, and again throughout the day, says Dr. John Belperio, interim chief and professor of medicine in the division of pulmonary, critical care, sleep medicine, clinical immunology and allergy at The David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.
—Angela Haupt, TIME, 14 Jan. 2025
Jotting down a list first thing in the morning gives you a tangible sense of your goals.
—Mark Gurarie, Health, 10 Jan. 2025
Intense emotions can stir up inner conflict first thing.
—USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
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“First thing.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/first%20thing. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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