falling behind the curve

问题描述:

falling behind the curve

"ahead of the curve" means above average,generally performing well,处于领先位置,超出平均水平,总体上表现优越
可单独使用,e.g.
Ahead of the Curve - Fresh Ideas in Education
追求卓越,教育新思维
也可以放在句子中间,当形容词使用,e.g.
We are not ahead of the curve or behind the curve.We're working on defining the curve and where it's going to go
behind the curve 大概就是在平均水平以下的意思吧.