first come first served

Speech parts

1. first come first served - Noun

2. first come first served - Adjective

Meaning

first come first served (uncountable)

(operations) A service policy in which the first to arrive for service receives the service first.

first-come-first-served (not comparable)

Describing a process of dealing with people using the principle "first come, first served".

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Alternative names

first-come-first-served

Examples

The FCC put a freeze on those licenses because the agency was considering auctioning them off to the highest bidder rather than granting them on a first-come-first-served basis. Source: Internet

When tickets are sold on a first-come-first-served basis, those tiny advantages can automatically push fans to the end of the line. Source: Internet

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