first come, first served
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first come, first served
phrase first come, first serve
- One will be dealt with in the order in which one arrives. 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.
adjective first come, first serve
- Alternative spelling of first-come-first-served
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phrase people will be dealt with in the order they arrive
| Español | por orden de llegada |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 선착순 seonchaksun |
| 日本語 | 先着順 senchakujun |
| 中文 | 先到先得 xiāndàoxiāndé, 先到者，先招待 xiān dào zhě, xiān zhāodài, 先到先招待 xiān dào xiān zhāodài |
| Português | primeiro a chegar, primeiro a ser atendido |
| Français | premier arrivé, premier servi |
| Deutsch | wer zuerst kommt, mahlt zuerst |
| Italiano | chi prima arriva meglio alloggia |
| Română | primul venit, primul servit |
| Русский | в поря́дке поступле́ния v porjádke postuplénija, в поря́дке живо́й о́череди v porjádke živój óčeredi, поздний гость гложет и кость pozdnij gostʹ gložet i kostʹ, кто успел, тот и съел kto uspel, tot i sʺjel |
| עברית | זכות ראשונים |
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