bleeding edge

noun

: the newest and most advanced part or position especially in technology : the extreme cutting edge

Such batteries are on the bleeding edge of technology, and currently funding for their research is primarily provided by big risk takers, such as the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA-E).

Lucas Laursen

Only time will tell if … wariness to embrace the bleeding edge of AI will be a curse (eventually labeled as a blunder) or a blessing (lauded as a wise strategy).

—Benj Edwards

Such batteries are on the bleeding edge of technology …

—Lucas Laursen

bleeding-edge

ˈblē-diŋ-ˈej 

adjective

bleeding-edge ideas/technology

Examples of bleeding edge in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Despite the pressure to power the AI revolution, Butler emphasized that utility companies themselves should not be on the bleeding edge of technology adoption. —Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 24 Dec. 2025

The abode is at the bleeding edge of residential design, too, with a customizable smart-home system, hospital-grade air filtration, advanced security, and a water recycling system. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2025

Unlike many highly diversified BDCs, most of Trinity’s investments are on the bleeding edge of something or another. —Brett Owens, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025

Technical highlights cement why this router sits at the bleeding edge. —Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 28 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1983, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bleeding edge

• allege
• straightedge
• dredge
• hedge
• ledge
• pledge
• sedge
• sledge
• wedge