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 | ||