first-come-first-served

See also: first come, first served and first come first served

English

Alternative forms

• first come, first served

Adjective

first-come-first-served (not comparable)

1. Of a process or situation in which one is dealt with in the order in which ones arrives.
   • 2006, US Department of Health and Human Services, Virginia Changes "First Come, First Served" for Multiple Orders‎^[1]:

     Effective March 30, 2006, the State of Virginia no longer follows their “first come, first served” policy regarding allocation of multiple child support orders.

Translations

Translations

• French: premier arrivé, premier servi (fr)
• Japanese: 先着順 (senchakujun), 早い者勝ち (hayaimonogachi)
• Korean: 선착순 (ko) (seonchaksun)
• Spanish: por orden de llegada