a/one step ahead of

idiom

: better prepared than (someone or something)

The teacher really has to work to keep one step ahead of the class.

She always seems to be one step ahead of me.

: able to avoid being caught or found by (someone or something)

So far the killer has managed to stay one step ahead of the police/law.

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Thompson reads this play incredibly and is one step ahead of Suzuki the entire way. —

Jesse Granger, The Athletic, 6 Jan. 2025 This play-by-play information allowed the Proud Boys to be one step ahead of law enforcement. —

Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024 Advisory practices should regularly reevaluate the services offered to ultra-high-net-worth individuals and family offices, seeking to avoid churn among these extremely high-value accounts and stay one step ahead of competitors. —

Satish Avhad, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024 Iago, like Benedick, is a trickster only half a step ahead of his own conceit. —

Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for a/one step ahead of

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