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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Powell suggested that the Fed isn’t behind the curve, given that Wednesday’s decision is functioning as an insurance policy to defend against future weakness in the labor market.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
As a result, Africa is behind the curve in terms of the sheer amount of content that is available to train the LLMs.
—Moky Makura, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Results that laid bare how far behind the curve the Bruins’ program is entering Year 2 in the Big Ten Conference.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Firstly, the game is set in 2035, and The Guild already looks behind the curve in 2025.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
As a result, Africa is behind the curve in terms of the sheer amount of content that is available to train the LLMs.
—Moky Makura, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Results that laid bare how far behind the curve the Bruins’ program is entering Year 2 in the Big Ten Conference.
—Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 15 Sep. 2025
Firstly, the game is set in 2035, and The Guild already looks behind the curve in 2025.
—David Hambling, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for behind the curve
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“Behind the curve.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20the%20curve. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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