on a first come first served basis
1first 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… …
2First-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… …
3first-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… …
4first 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./ …
5first 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./ …
6first\ 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 …
7first come, first served — 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 …
8fiirst come first served — This expression means that there will be no favouritism or preferential treatment. People will be served strictly in the order they arrive. Tickets for the match will be sold on a first come first served basis …
9first come, first served — whoever comes first gets served first If tickets are selling on a first come basis, let s buy ours now …
10first — first1 W1S1 [fə:st US fə:rst] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(in a series)¦ 2 for the first time 3¦(main)¦ 4 in the first place 5 in the first instance 6 at first glance/sight 7 first things first 8 (at) first hand 9 first prize/place …