Your question is Prioritizing Test Automation Under Pressure. Take a moment with it on the right.
Talk me through your thinking if you like. When you're confident, submit your answer and I'll grade it like a real screen (7/10 or better passes).
Tell me about a time you had limited time or resources before a release and had to decide what to automate first versus what to keep manual. How did you choose between smoke coverage and broader regression coverage, and what was the outcome?