bleeding edge

1. the most advanced stage of a technology, art, etc., usually experimental and risky.

bleeding edge

noun

1. the very forefront of technological development

Word History and Origins

Origin of bleeding edge¹

1980–85; patterned on cutting edge or leading edge

Example Sentences

On a recent episode of What Next, host Mary Harris spoke to Twilley about the bleeding edge of artificial blood research and why we need more blood in the first place.

From Slate

If Morot and Tse, both at the bleeding edge of their field, end up making AI palatable for a younger generation, with M3GAN as their mascot, they’re at least doing it the old-school way, with tools that inspired them from the start.

From Los Angeles Times

Since the early ’90s, Deftones — the Sacramento-raised, metal-tinged experimentalists — have defined the bleeding edge of heavy guitar rock, working in elements of post-punk, shoegaze, electronics and melancholy whispered vocals.

From Los Angeles Times

These companies are on the bleeding edge of digital banking.

From Seattle Times

This show is at the very bleeding edge of my exhibition practice that way.

From Los Angeles Times