used to say that something is being ignored or postponed because it lacks urgency or importance

of an extremely high priority or importance

to have more interesting or important matters to deal with

to begin talking about basic or important facts of a situation

used when one has to focus on the simplest and most important facts of a situation, particularly those that one was ignoring, in order to get the intended result

an individual who is not as important or influential as someone else in an organization

a person who does not receive as much attention or is not as influential as someone else in a group or organization

used to state that there are more important things that one must do or consider before trying to deal with other things

in the position of utmost importance or high priority

something that is not being thought about or considered, often due to more pressing or immediate concerns

an alternative that is not as fulfilling or desirable as other options that one has

to not have the same importance or urgency as something else

to see something as extremely necessary or important