at the forefront (of something)

at the forefront (of something)
at the forefront (of something) & in the forefront (of something)
Fig. at the place of greatest activity; vital or important to some activity. •

I interviewed Max Brown, the director who is in the forefront of the movie industry.

The university I go to is at the forefront of computer technology.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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