to deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work

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Definition of to deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work in English English dictionary

To deal with urgent matters and minor emergencies rather than longer-term work.
fight fires

I spent all of Monday fighting fires and didn't get a single thing done on my project.