When talking about multiple assignments, what's a good way to describe the next task that is due? For example, say I sort a list of assignments in the order they are due. How can I describe the task on the top of the list?
"The task with the closest due date." ?
"The task with the next due date." ?
"The next task due." ?
The tasks aren't necessarily related to each other; that is why I'm not sure if the last option will work.
These are distinct notions relating to scheduling, requiring appropriate words:
Order/Sequence: next
Closeness in time: closest
Importance: most /important/critical/demanding/
Thus, both:
"Our next task is the ..."
"Our most time-critical task is the ..."
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