Main entry: forefront, vanguard, cutting edge
Definition: the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
Usage: the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England; the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy
Definition: the part in the front or nearest the viewer
Usage: he was in the forefront; he was at the head of the column