But as the release approaches of The Dark Knight Rises, the third Batman film from director Christopher Nolan, the Caped Crusader finds himself in the unusual position of catch-up.
For once the world's greatest front-runner was in the rare position of playing catch up.
As evidenced by the recent hack of children's smart toys, however, technology moves much faster than our legal system — forcing policymakers into the difficult position of playing catch up.
As a result, the fleet was far out of position to catch the German battlecruiser.
As a result, the fleet was far out of position to catch the German battlecruiser, which, contrary to French expectations, steamed to Constantinople rather than attempt to interfere with the troop transports.
It's a curious, circuitous trajectory which gives the impression that Goldfrapp are in the invidious position of playing catch-up to all the Gagas, LaRouxs and Little Boots upon whom they must surely have been a major influence.
With critical plaudits and advertising dollars flowing to Hulu, the popular online hub for television shows and feature films, YouTube finds itself in the unanticipated position of playing catch-up.
Facebook's virtual reality arm may soon find itself in the unfamiliar position of playing catch-up with hardware competitors.
When it comes to Internet scale, Microsoft finds itself in the unusual position of playing catch-up.
As someone living with MMA, Schiattarella found himself in the unique position of being caught in the liminal space between "normal" and "disabled," and through his art, he questions the very meaning of what he describes as "less-visible liability and corporeal difference".
