take precedence

These challenges should take precedence over expansion into space.

The new first minister has already made clear tackling long waiting lists in the NHS would take precedence over fixing long-term problems in the health service.

Ballot Bills are usually debated on 13 Fridays in each Parliamentary session, when they take precedence over government business.

The county notes that those local regulations take precedence.

That's according to a new study, which suggests that while consumers consider sustainability important, other factors such as taste, quality, and animal welfare take precedence in their purchasing decisions.