# priorities

Pronunciation: US say "pry-AWR-i-teez" /pɹaɪˈɔɹɪtiz/; UK say "pry-OR-i-teez" /pɹaɪˈɒɹɪtiz/

## Noun

1. Plural of priority. — plural of priority
   - Simple: Plural of priority. Use this form when talking about more than one important thing.
   - _The new manager reshuffled the team's priorities within her first week._
   - _Budget cuts forced the city to rethink its spending priorities._

## Interjection

2. An unfriendly remark that someone is acting on the wrong thing, or in the wrong order, instead of what should come first. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Said to someone when you think they are dealing with small things instead of the important ones, or in the wrong order.
   - _He's fussing over the car's paint while the engine is failing. Get your priorities straight._
   - _Get your priorities straight; the report is due tomorrow and you're redecorating your desk._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/priorities (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).