Idiom
one step ahead
Meaning
maintaining a slight advantage; continuing to lead
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“She stays one step ahead of her competitors.”
“The detective stayed one step ahead of the thief by predicting his next move.”
“By anticipating market shifts before they occurred, the savvy investor remained one step ahead of the economic downturn.”
Examples
simple
“She stays one step ahead of her competitors.”
contextual
“The detective stayed one step ahead of the thief by predicting his next move.”
complex
“By anticipating market shifts before they occurred, the savvy investor remained one step ahead of the economic downturn.”
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