单词 | in the first (or second etc.) instance |
释义 | in the first (or second etc.) instanceIn the first (or second etc.) place or stage of a proceeding: the appointment will be for three years in the first instance...
Synonyms place; stage, step; initially, at first, at the start, at the outset, in/at the beginning, to begin with, to start with, originally, in the early stages See parent entry: instance |
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