# cab off the rank

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Something fitting or occurring at a specified point in a series.

## Etymology
Figurative reference to cabs at a taxi rank, which wait in a line for passengers, the frontmost cab departing first.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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