first come first serve

/ˌfɜrstˌkʌmˈfɜrstˌsɜrv/
adjective
  1. Describing a system or situation where people are dealt with in the order they arrive or request something, without special priority.
    • The shelter provides meals on a first-come-first-serve basis, and they often run out of food by noon.
    • Tickets for the concert are first-come-first-serve, so fans lined up outside the venue hours before the box office opened.
    • The popular new restaurant operates on a first-come-first-serve basis, so we arrived early to get a table.
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