be ahead of the game
to know more about the most recent developments in a particular subject or activity than the people or companies you are competing against:
A very extensive research and development programme ensures that we're ahead of the game.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Knowledge and awareness
- abroad
- acquaintance
- as every schoolboy/schoolchild knows idiom
- at/in the back of your mind idiom
- awareness
- be in the loop/be out of the loop idiom
- consciousness
- firsthand
- general knowledge
- given
- grounding
- have a nodding acquaintance with sb/sth idiom
- have a passing/slight/nodding acquaintance with sth idiom
- literacy
- loop
- perception
- perceptual
- reflexivity
- schoolboy
- secret
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