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The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.
Anthony Foxx

Meaning of "behind the curve" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BEHIND THE CURVE

behind the curve play
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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BEHIND THE CURVE

beheading
beheld
behemoth
behest
behight
behind
behind bars
behind line
behind one´s back
behind post
behind the eight ball
behind the scenes
behind the times
behindhand
Behistun
Behn
behold
beholden
beholder
behoof

WORDS THAT END LIKE BEHIND THE CURVE

adoption curve
ahead of the curve
characteristic curve
curve
decurve
French curve
growth curve
hairpin curve
incurve
L-shaped curve
Laffer curve
learning curve
lurve
normal curve
outcurve
Phillips curve
recurve
RIAA curve
sine curve
upcurve
V-shaped curve

Synonyms and antonyms of behind the curve in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «behind the curve» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BEHIND THE CURVE

Find out the translation of behind the curve to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of behind the curve from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «behind the curve» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

曲线的背后
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

detrás de la curva
570 millions of speakers

English

behind the curve
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

वक्र के पीछे
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

وراء منحنى
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

перегибают палку
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

atrás da curva
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বক্ররেখা পিছনে
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

derrière la courbe
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Di belakang lengkung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hinter der Kurve
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

曲線の背後にある
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

곡선 뒤에
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Mburi kurva
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đằng sau những đường cong
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வளைவின் பின்னால்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वक्र मागे
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Eğrisinin arkasında
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

dietro la curva
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

za krzywej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

перегинають палицю
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

sub nivelul dorit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πίσω από την καμπύλη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

agter die kurwe
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

bakom kurvan
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

bak kurven
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of behind the curve

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHIND THE CURVE»

The term «behind the curve» is quite widely used and occupies the 25.487 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BEHIND THE CURVE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about behind the curve

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QUOTES WITH «BEHIND THE CURVE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word behind the curve.
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Anthony Foxx
The reality about transportation is that it's future-oriented. If we're planning for what we have, we're behind the curve.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BEHIND THE CURVE»

Discover the use of behind the curve in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to behind the curve and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Behind The Curve
Norman told Peter the story of a son lost to a cult-like, populist political movement. Twenty-four hours later Norman Hawkins
Steven Chance, 2004
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Behind the Curve: An Analysis of the Investment Behavior of ...
Christian Deger. Christian Deger Behind the Curve An Analysis of the Investment Behavior of Private Equity Funds Deger, Christian: Behind the Curve: An Analysis of the Investment.
Christian Deger, 2013
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Behind the Curve: Science and the Politics of Global Warming
In Behind the Curve, Joshua Howe explores the history of global warming from its roots as a scientific curiosity to its place at the center of international environmental politics.While the “science first” forms of advocacy scientists ...
Joshua P. Howe, 2014
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How to Modify Your Loans: And Save Thousands of Dollars by ...
BEHIND THE CURVE Most of us, at one time or another, in one or more aspects or obligations, are or have been behind the curve! Being behind the curve means you have not taken action for some event that may occur, is starting to occur, ...
Paul Stemborowski, 2009
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Ahead of the Curve?: UN Ideas and Global Challenges
On the horizontal axis, we have placed ideas and the separate judgments about whether the two UNs have been ahead of or behind the curve. International organizations use ideas as means to serve both conceptual ends (creating new ways ...
Louis Emmerij, Richard Jolly, Thomas George Weiss, 2001
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Falling behind the curve: a positive analysis of stop-start ...
While previous studies have shown that the trajectory of the federal funds rate over that period is not well-represented by a Taylor rule with a constant inflation goal, our analysis indicates that the path of policy can be characterized by ...
Andrew T. (Andrew Theo) Levin, John B. Taylor, 2010
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Anticipating Credit Events Using Credit Default Swaps, with ...
Merton (1974) was among the first to explain this behavior, modeling it formally in an option-based framework. The intuition behind the curve inversion is simple: default risk for this class of issuers is very high in the near term, but it is believed ...
Jorge A. Chan-Lau, 2003
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Photoshop CS4 for Nature Photographers: A Workshop in a Book
Figure 621:The Curves dialog box shows a“curve” thatby default is actually a straight line at a 45° angle. The grid behind the curve line is provided simply for reference, and you can set it to either a 16square grid or a 100square grid. In general ...
Ellen Anon, Josh Anon, 2011
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The Beauty Behind the Mask: Rediscovering the Books of the Bible
in my own churches (which, i will admit, have been a little behind the curve in terms of widescreen technological innovation), i have sometimes had the scripture lesson printed in its entirety in the bulletin. or i have sent it out in advance in my ...
Christopher R. Smith, 2007
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The Retirement Decision: Achieve Financial Independence with ...
If she has more than $100,000 saved, then she is ahead of the curve, and if she has less than $100,000 saved, she is behind the curve. She is completely off the track if nothing has been put away yet for retirement. Most workers, because they  ...
Mike Rose, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BEHIND THE CURVE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term behind the curve is used in the context of the following news items.
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Amazon's new Cloud Drive app is a terrible piece of software no one …
Amazon is just behind the curve on offering consumers a solid cloud storage solution, even though it has some of the best pricing available. «The Next Web, Jul 15»
2
What's on TV Tuesday
... whose idyllic life is shaken when she and her husband (Tong Da Wei) realize how far behind the curve their seemingly perfect daughter is on ... «New York Times, Jul 15»
3
John Feehery: A brave new GOP
If you don't eat the right things, or if you are exposed to things like lead poisoning, you are already behind the curve. We need to be smarter ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
4
Zerban jumps into race for Kenosha mayor
“I think we got behind the curve on roads,” he said. Zerban said he would also like the city to have “a more robust trash and recycling program” ... «Kenosha News, Jul 15»
5
Australian Dollar Exchange Rate Forecast Today: Can Market …
'We think the RBA may be falling behind the curve, and that the AUD remains overvalued, given the large decline in Australia's terms of trade ... «Exchange Rates UK, Jul 15»
6
A repeat of 'taper tantrum' is quite unlikely
With policy rates at or close to double-digit levels in many of those economies, the authorities are not behind the curve the way they were in ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
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Copper To Tumble Below $5000/t?! It May Be Time To Sell …
... "while China's stimulus should help offtake and may support prices temporarily in the second half, the government remains behind the curve.". «Yahoo Finance UK, Jul 15»
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executives fear asset management iTunes
The trouble is, we as an industry always seem to be behind the curve on these things, but it is good that people are worried, as it will sharpen ... «Financial Times, Jul 15»
9
Tunnel Road standoff ends when police tackle suspect
Eight heavily armed officers pressed against the wall of the motel out of the man's line of sight and another stood behind the curve of the ... «Asheville Citizen-Times, Jul 15»
10
Business policies giving Needham an edge over Newton
“Newton is, frankly, behind the curve,” he said. “I'm afraid that Newton is going to miss some opportunities to get companies to move here ... «Boston Globe, Jul 15»

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