"ahead of the curve" meaning in All languages combined

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Phrase [英語]

Audio: en-au-ahead of the curve.ogg
  1. (時代や流行を) 先取りして、先回りして。 Tags: US, idiomatic
    Sense id: ja-ahead_of_the_curve-en-phrase-Yjqu0zUt Categories (other): 英語 慣用的表現, 英語 米語
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: above the curve, ahead of one's time, ahead of the game

Phrase [英語]

Audio: en-au-ahead of the curve.ogg
  1. (成績や評価などが) 周りより優秀な立場で。 Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: ja-ahead_of_the_curve-en-phrase-J0kNZrcJ Categories (other): 英語 慣用的表現
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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