flat-footed

The startup was caught flat-footed after the viral release of ChatGPT, which gave OpenAI a giant user base and a lengthy head start on sales.

Gomez raced clear of the flat-footed Newcastle defence and fired against the near post.

Caught flat-footed by 9/11, the CIA requested new authorities as the only way to catch up to the threat.

“Wall Street has learned layoffs can be very disruptive and if deal activity picks up, then you can be caught flat-footed.”

Another staffer tells me: "There is no fire, no passion, no vision – we are timid and flat-footed."