be one step ahead of

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"The government needs to think bigger: this is a problem that requires a cultural shift, and also requires legislation to be one step ahead of, rather than behind, technology," she said.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2024

“He’s one of those guys that seems to try to be one step ahead of the hitters,” Prior said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 24, 2024

In the resulting arms race, the AI writing tools will always be one step ahead of the tools to detect AI text.

From Scientific American • Feb. 10, 2023

Police always seemed to be one step ahead of them, though.

From Reuters • Oct. 13, 2022

“Okay. Well, my dad always tells me to be one step ahead of the game,” she said, looking pleased with herself.

From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai