Syn: rush. [WordNet 1.5]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
first come, first served — phrase used for saying that if you arrive before other people you will be served or dealt with before them The tickets will be given on a first come, first served basis. Thesaurus: to wait in a queuesynonym Main entry: first * * * used to… … Useful english dictionary
First-come, first-served — (sometimes first come, first served or simply FCFS) is a service policy where by the requests of customers or clients are attended to in the order that they arrived, without other biases or preferences. The policy can be employed when processing… … Wikipedia
first-come, first-served — First come, first served. something that you say which means that the people who ask for something first will be the ones who get it, when there is not enough for everyone. Tickets for the show are limited and we operate on a first come, first… … New idioms dictionary
First-Come First-Served — First In – First Out (engl. etwa „Erster rein – Erster raus“), häufig abgekürzt mit FIFO, gleichbedeutend mit First Come First Served bzw. FCFS, bezeichnet jegliche Verfahren der Speicherung, bei denen diejenigen Elemente, die zuerst gespeichert… … Deutsch Wikipedia
first come, first served — This means there will be no preferential treatment and a service will be provided to those that arrive first … The small dictionary of idiomes
first come, first served — {truncated sent.}, {informal} If you arrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on in the order they come; the person who comes first will have his turn first. * /Get in line for your ice cream, boys. First come, first served./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first come, first served — {truncated sent.}, {informal} If you arrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on in the order they come; the person who comes first will have his turn first. * /Get in line for your ice cream, boys. First come, first served./ … Dictionary of American idioms
first\ come,\ first\ served — truncated sent. informal If you arrive first, you will be served first; people will be waited on in the order they come; the person who comes first will have his turn first. Get in line for your ice cream, boys. First come, first served. The rule … Словарь американских идиом
First Come, First Served — Infobox Album Name = First Come, First Served Type = studio Artist = Dr. Dooom Released = May 4, 1999 Recorded = 1998 1999 Genre = Acid rap, horrorcore, underground hip hop Length = 71:22 Label = Funky Ass Records Producer = Kool Keith KutMasta… … Wikipedia
first come, first served — Cf. late 13th cent. Fr. qui ainçois vient au molin ainçois doit moldre, he who comes first to the mill may grind first. c 1390 CHAUCER Wife of Bath’s Prologue 1. 389 Whoso that first to mille comth, first grynt. 1548 H. BRINKELOW Complaint of… … Proverbs new dictionary
