- in the first/second instance
- ► in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) place or stage of a proceeding.Main Entry: ↑instance
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in the first/second etc. instance — ► in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) place or stage of a proceeding. Main Entry: ↑instance … English terms dictionary
in the first instance — INITIALLY, at first, at the start, at the outset, in/at the beginning, to begin with, to start with, originally. → instance * * * in the first instance Firstly, originally • • • Main Entry: ↑instance * * * in the first instance british formal… … Useful english dictionary
in the first place — {adv. phr.} 1. Before now; in the beginning; first. * /You already ate breakfast! Why didn t you tell me that in the first place instead of saying you didn t want to eat?/ * /Carl patched his old football but it soon leaked again. He should have… … Dictionary of American idioms
in the first place — {adv. phr.} 1. Before now; in the beginning; first. * /You already ate breakfast! Why didn t you tell me that in the first place instead of saying you didn t want to eat?/ * /Carl patched his old football but it soon leaked again. He should have… … Dictionary of American idioms
in the first (or second etc.) instance — in the first (or second etc.) stage of a proceeding. → instance … English new terms dictionary
in the first instance — ► in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) place or stage of a proceeding. Main Entry: ↑instance … English terms dictionary
in the second instance — ► in the first (or second etc.) instance in the first (or second etc.) place or stage of a proceeding. Main Entry: ↑instance … English terms dictionary
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