first come, first served
phrase
No English definition recorded for this entry.
L1220055 on Wikidata ↗Wiktionary
adj
- Alternative spelling of first-come-first-served.
phrase
- One will be dealt with in the order in which one arrives.
“This complicated situation means that strategically managing services through the central Manchester area and beyond is not possible for signallers in the Greater Manchester area, and trains are invariably dealt with on a 'first come, first served' basis.”