behind the curve
idiom
chiefly US, disapproving
: slower about doing something than other people, companies, etc.
We are behind the curve when it comes to advances in medicine.
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The betting sites get it, and, predictably, the polls lag far behind the curve.
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Waiting will only put you behind the curve as early adopters refine and hone their own strategies.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Rate-cutting season has begun elsewhere on the planet, but the U.S. is now behind the curve after leading the inflation fight.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
History shows us that when an industry is already behind the curve, an incremental approach to innovation doesn’t work.
—Itamar Zur, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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Shawn Tully, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2024
Waiting will only put you behind the curve as early adopters refine and hone their own strategies.
—Gary Drenik, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
Rate-cutting season has begun elsewhere on the planet, but the U.S. is now behind the curve after leading the inflation fight.
—Ron Insana, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2024
History shows us that when an industry is already behind the curve, an incremental approach to innovation doesn’t work.
—Itamar Zur, Forbes, 24 Sep. 2024
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“Behind the curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20the%20curve. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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