Definition
Things that are deemed most important and urgent and deserve attention or resources first; ranked according to significance or urgency.
Etymology
From Latin 'prior' meaning 'first' or 'earlier,' with the suffix '-ity' creating a noun meaning the state of being first. Originally used in religious contexts to describe precedence in monastic hierarchies.
Kelly Says
Psychologists discovered something surprising: having too many priorities makes you unable to achieve any of them. The human brain works better with the '3 priorities rule'—identify just three things that matter most, and success rates skyrocket. This explains why 'priority creep' (slowly adding more 'urgent' items) is one of the leading causes of project failure.
Translations
ARالعربية
أولويات
aw-la-wi-yat
BNবাংলা
প্রাধান্য
pra-dha-an-ya
CACatalà
prioritats
pri-o-ri-ta-ts
CSČeština
priorita
pri-o-ri-ta
DADansk
prioriteter
pri-o-ri-te-ter
DEDeutsch
Prioritäten
pri-o-ri-taet-en
ELΕλληνικά
προτεραιότητες
pro-te-rai-o-te-tes
ESEspañol
prioridades
pri-o-ri-da-des
FISuomi
prioriteetit
pri-o-ri-tee-tit
FRFrançais
priorités
pri-o-ri-te
GUGU
પ્રાથમિકતા
pra-tham-ik-ta
HAHA
abinda ya
ab-in-da ya
HEעברית
עדיפויות
a-di-fo-yot
HIहिन्दी
प्राथमिकताएं
pra-thami-ka-ta-en
HUMagyar
prioritások
pri-o-ri-ta-sá-k
IDBahasa Indonesia
prioritas
pri-o-ri-tas
ITItaliano
priorità
pri-o-ri-ta
MRMR
प्राधान्य
pra-dhaan-ya
MSBahasa Melayu
keutamaan
keu-ta-maan
NLNederlands
prioriteiten
pri-o-ri-te-i-ten
NONorsk
prioriteter
pri-o-ri-te-ter
PAPA
ਪ੍ਰાથમિકતા
pra-tham-ik-ta
PLPolski
priorytety
pri-o-ry-te-ty
PTPortuguês
prioridades
pri-o-ri-da-des
RORomână
priorități
pri-o-ri-ta-ți
RUРусский
приоритеты
pri-o-ri-tety
SVSvenska
prioriteringar
pri-o-ri-te-rin-gar
SWKiswahili
utajiri
oo-ta-ji-ri
TAதமிழ்
முன்னுரிமை
mun-nu-ri-mai
TEతెలుగు
ప్రాధాన్యత
pra-dhaan-ya-ta
THไทย
ความสำคัญ
khwam-su-man
TLTL
unang-una
oon-ang-oo-na
TRTürkçe
öncelikler
on-ce-li-ker
UKУкраїнська
пріоритети
pri-o-ry-te-ty
URاردو
مقدمات
mu-qad-ma-at
VITiếng Việt
đặc quyền
dặc-quyền
ZUZU
imisebenzi
i-mi-se-ben-zi