set priorities

phrase

: to decide which things are most important to do

We don't have enough time to do everything. We have to set priorities.

Examples of set priorities in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

As a result, no single authority can set priorities or quickly mobilize resources, and criminal organizations have proliferated in the bureaucracy’s seams. — Matias Spektor, Foreign Affairs, 2 Oct. 2026

The company has also added environmental risk reporting that brings supplier worksite information into a single view, allowing users to set priorities for environmental management and further assessment. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 30 Sep. 2026

Every 10 years, the National Academies convene a panel of planetary scientists to set priorities for Solar System exploration. — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 9 Apr. 2026

Equity should show up in how leaders make tradeoffs, how managers set priorities and how teams talk about their work—not only in strategic documents or high‑level plans. — Miguel McInnis, Forbes.com, 23 Feb. 2026

Rhymes for set priorities

• authorities
• majorities
• minorities
• sonorities
• sororities