in the first instance en · ADP
Meanings
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As the first step or stage; first.
Work on the muskeg resulted in the formation in the first instance, and later in lengths of newly-laid track disappearing without trace into the treacherous bog.
1959 March 14, “New Railways in Quebec”, in Railway Magazine, page 202:
Translations (7)
nl in eerste instantie (as the first step) · it in prima battuta (as the first step) · fr en premier lieu (as the first step) · de in erster Instanz (as the first step) · uk у пе́ршу че́ргу (as the first step) · uk в пе́ршу че́ргу (as the first step) · ru в пе́рвую о́чередь (as the first step)