a cutting edge

An advantage due to superior skill, ability, or resources. You may not be the fastest, but you have a cutting edge—your stamina.

See also: cutting, edge

cutting edge

1. noun The forefront of technological developments or advancements. The new company I work for is at the cutting edge of medical science. I think some of their new instruments are going to revolutionize the field of medicine.

2. adjective Technologically advanced. When used as an adjective, the phrase is usually hyphenated. With their cutting-edge instruments, I really think this company is going to revolutionize the field of medicine.

See also: cutting, edge

Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

cutting edge

Fig. the most forward part of a trend; the leading part of a trend. (Alludes to the edge of a sword. See also on the cutting edge. See also on the bleeding edge.) Fred's invention put him on the cutting edge of the computer chip business.

See also: cutting, edge

McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.

a cutting edge

JOURNALISM

If someone or something has a cutting edge, they have a skill or quality that allows them to be more successful than their opponents. The whole team lacked a cutting edge and it was only a matter of time before the defence caved in.

See also: cutting, edge

Collins COBUILD Idioms Dictionary, 3rd ed.

See also:

cutting edge
cutting edge, at the
cutting edge, at/on the
on the cutting edge
at the cutting edge
at the cutting edge of something
cut (someone or something) from (something)
cut from
cut out of
cut (something) out of (something)

References in classic literature

At first he was content to achieve a cutting edge of a couple of inches, with which he cut a long, pliable bow, a handle for his knife, a stout cudgel, and a goodly supply of arrows.

The Beasts of Tarzan

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