prioritize
verb (used with object)
to arrange or do in order of priority.
have been prioritizing
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present perfect progressiveof prioritize.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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“We have been prioritizing air defense capabilities of late because that is the urgent need of the Ukrainians,” John Kirby, spokesman for the National Security Council, told reporters at the White House.
From Washington Times ● Dec. 14, 2022
Monaco and other Justice Department officials have been prioritizing reforming the Bureau of Prisons and put in a new warden at Dublin.
From Seattle Times ● May 10, 2022
But labor unions have been prioritizing efforts at the giant company, whose workforce and footprint expands each year.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 1, 2022
Crews have been prioritizing which spot fires to attack by conducting infrared flight mapping and then looking at where communities are at risk, she said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2021
A: Prioritize your own feelings at least as highly as you have been prioritizing his.
From Slate ● Mar. 8, 2021
