behind the curve
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behind the curve
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Out of date.
But in his 1996 novel, Holy Fire, [Bruce] Sterling imagines a rather different future: a world ruled by an all-powerful gerontocracy, which appropriates most of the world's wealth to pay for ever more costly life-extension techniques. […] When the novel first came out, it seemed that Sterling was be
Opposite: ahead of the curve
- Not making the progress required.
Talk about this word "behind the curve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/behind%20the%20curve. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. behind the curve. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/behind%20the%20curve "behind the curve." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/behind%20the%20curve.Cite this
@misc{behind_the_curve_2026,
title = {behind the curve},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/behind%20the%20curve},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
