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ahead of the curve
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more modern or quicker to adopt new ideas than others
Often 'stay' or 'keep ahead of the curve'. The opposite is 'behind the curve'.
In context
The bank stayed ahead of the curve by launching a mobile app before its rivals.
To stay ahead of the curve, our designers visit tech fairs every year.
More idioms about business
- a ballpark figurea rough number that is close to the real amount
- a big playera powerful and important person or company in a field
- a bottlenecka point where progress slows because too much has to pass through it
- a deal breakera fact or condition that makes you refuse to accept an agreement
- a dog-eat-dog worlda situation where people compete hard and will harm others to succeed