Front-foot
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Front-foot is an adjective meaning On the front foot; acting so as to take control of a situation.
Meaning
On the front foot; acting so as to take control of a situation.
More Meanings
- (attributive, not comparable) Based on the width of the front of a property.
Example Sentences
Chelsea needed to be defensively perfect but this was no smash-and-grab result. It was a front-foot display to take the initiative away from City in the first half.
Front foot thinking is about 'being in place', taking the initiative and being proactive, rather than being caught on the back foot, reactive, defensive and uncertain.
There are, of course, excellent examples of extensions to existing systems being carried out on the front-foot assessment plan, but this procedure is distinctly different from the programs herein outlined as applied to newly created systems of large size.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include upfront, forward, frontmost, afoot, feetfirst, fore.
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