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March 10, 2009

behindthecurve

Behind the curve

behind the curve  - unable to adapt to changing technology or learning quickly, resistant to change.

ahead of the curve - quick to incorporate new technology or learning and put it into practice


the company is 10 years behind the curve
the marketing department has been well behind the curve in exploring this trend

with markets moving so fast they will be behind the curve again when they act and it will again be too little, too late

the White House has been consistently behind the curve ball on this issue


rating agencies also are often behind the curve in their coverage of fast-moving events


the press is behind the curve
The press, I must say, was behind the curve on this, everybody has been reporting on this story
Recent negative articles in New York magazine and Vanity Fair are behind the curve

How could we have gotten so far behind the curve on this?

lag millions of years behind the curve
industrial processing aside, modern soft drink makers lag millions of years behind the curve, still catching up with the original purveyors of tasty, sugary beverages

fall behind the curve

 finding itself hopelessly behind the curve after having poured tens of billions of dollars in a black hole
I can't help feeling that we're all behind the curve on this one

When you get behind the curve, it's hard to get back

always seeming to be the one behind the curve

seems behind the curve of change, rather than ahead

running behind the curve

companies that do not offer this option are going to find themselves behind the curve when it comes to recruiting

a little behind the curve
She was behind the curve but she was not that far behind

I think indicates that she is way behind the curve

In this respect, Washington is behind the curve -- and behind China. If it does not move quickly, it will find find itself in a bad position

you would rather overshoot and not get behind the curve on inflation because the lags in easing are much shorter

consistently behind the curve
they were consistently behind the curve. The delays in response to these crises were the direct result of poor communications

the government is far behind the curve



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