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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Rate-cutting season has begun elsewhere on the planet, but the U.S. is now behind the curve after leading the inflation fight.
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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
Not having a light made older reMarkable tablets feel behind the curve, and the quality of the light here still feels behind the curve.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
The reports come at a critical time for Wall Street after July’s weaker-than-expected employment growth led to concerns that the Federal Reserve is behind the curve in keeping interest rates so high to fight inflation.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
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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
Not having a light made older reMarkable tablets feel behind the curve, and the quality of the light here still feels behind the curve.
—Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 9 Sep. 2024
The reports come at a critical time for Wall Street after July’s weaker-than-expected employment growth led to concerns that the Federal Reserve is behind the curve in keeping interest rates so high to fight inflation.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2024
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“Behind the curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20the%20curve. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.
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