priority

PRIORITY noun

uk/praɪˈɒrəti/ us
B2 [ C ] something that is very important and that must be dealt with before other things

первоочередная задача
My first/top priority is to find somewhere to live. give priority to sth
to consider that something is more important than other things and deal with it first

придавать первостепенное значение чему-либо
 have/take priority (over sth)
to be more important than other things and to be dealt with first

быть более важным, чем что-либо
His job seems to take priority over everything else.