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top of mind

idiom
Meaning

Foremost in one's thoughts; of greatest concern or priority.


Examples
SIMPLE

The upcoming deadline is top of mind for everyone.

CONTEXTUAL

Safety is top of mind for the company as they prepare to launch the new product.

COMPLEX

With the economic crisis worsening, the rising cost of living remains top of mind for policymakers debating the new budget.

Anchors to
Related idioms8entries
  1. 01

    bear in mind

    To hold (something) in the memory; to remember; also, to be mindful of or pay attention to (something); to consider; to note.

  2. 02

    blow someone's mind

    To astonish someone; to flabbergast someone.

  3. 03

    bored out of one's mind

    Extremely bored.

  4. 04

    cast one's mind back

    To try to remember a particular time or event; to think about something in the past.

  5. 05

    change one's mind

    To decide differently than one had decided before.

  6. 06

    change someone's mind

    To convince someone to make a choice or develop a preference differing from their previous one.

  7. 07

    cherry on top

    Synonym of icing on the cake (“a thing which intensifies the appreciation of something already good, or (ironic) the regretting of something already bad”).

  8. 08

    close one's mind

    To refuse to understand things.

Last updated April 17, 2026