be one step ahead of

"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.

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

Gordon may actually be one step ahead of stuck, as he plots an uncanny journey from the fringes of Los Angeles to a path to homeownership.

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

He was always trying to be one step ahead of the trends when he decided how England were going to play.