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成句

first come, first served

1. (idiomatic) One will be dealt with in the order in which one arrives.
   • 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.

派生語

• first-come-first-served (adjectival form)

関連する語

• the early bird gets the worm

参照

• Gregory Y. Titelman, Random House Dictionary of Popular Proverbs and Sayings, 1996, →ISBN, p. 99.

形容詞

first come, first served (not comparable)

1. Alternative spelling of first-come-first-served.

参考

• FIFO

形容詞

first-come-first-served (not comparable)

1. Of a process or situation in which one is dealt with in the order in which ones arrives.
   • 2006, US Department of Health and Human Services, Virginia Changes "First Come, First Served" for Multiple Orders‎:

     Effective March 30, 2006, the State of Virginia no longer follows their “first come, first served” policy regarding allocation of multiple child support orders.