"ahead of the curve" meaning in English

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Prepositional phrase

Audio: en-au-ahead of the curve.ogg [Australia]
Head templates: {{head|en|prepositional phrase|head=ahead of the curve}} ahead of the curve
  1. (idiomatic) Changing before competitors. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ahead_of_the_curve-en-prep_phrase-DhXvZlQI
  2. (idiomatic) Above average; generally performing well. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-ahead_of_the_curve-en-prep_phrase-f~~oUQs4 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74

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