English adverb: in the first place | |||
1. | in the first place before now | ||
Samples | Why didn't you tell me in the first place?. | ||
Synonyms | earlier, in the beginning, originally, to begin with | ||
2. | in the first place of primary import | ||
Samples | This is primarily a question of economics. It was in the first place a local matter. | ||
Synonyms | primarily | ||
Antonyms | secondarily | ||