first up
Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.
Meaning · English
first in a series or sequence
Literally: initially in position
Where it’s used:
Used
Widespread English
Examples
First up will be a central object - oriented repository for AD / Cycle, now renamed the Application Development Platform.
They have put forward their nine - year coach Laurie Mains, and are winding themselves up to the point of wanting him as coach, first - up.
British National Corpus sentence via the MAGPIE corpus (CC BY 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30)
Sources & notes
Listed in Wiktionary’s “English idioms” category (retrieved 2026-07-29); definition pending editorial review. Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.
Common questions
What does “first up” mean?
first in a series or sequence Literally: initially in position
Is “first up” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.