forefront

Universal Words noun [sing.] IDIOMS at / in / to the forefront (of sth) in or into an important or leading position in a particular group or activity: Women have always been at the forefront of the Green movement. * The new product took the company to the forefront of the computer software field. * This latest protest has brought prison conditions to the forefront of public attention. * The court case was constantly in the forefront of my mind (= I thought about it all the time).