in the first instance

English

Prepositional phrase

in the first instance

1. As the first step or stage; first.

Translations

as the first step

• French: en premier lieu (fr)
• German: in erster Instanz
• Italian: in prima battuta
• Russian: в пе́рвую о́чередь (ru) (v pérvuju óčeredʹ)
• Ukrainian: в пе́ршу че́ргу (v péršu čérhu), у пе́ршу че́ргу (u péršu čérhu)

Further reading

• “in the first instance”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “in the first instance”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “in the first instance” (US) / “in the first instance” (UK) in Macmillan English Dictionary.
• “in the first instance”, in Collins English Dictionary.