[xiān hòu]
(先和后) early or late; priority; order
Things should be taken up in order of priority.
办事应有个先后次序。
The manager will interview the candidates in order of arrival.
经理将按(到达)先后次序接见这些应征者。
(前后相继) successively; one after another
The school team won five games successively.
校队先后胜了5场球。