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If we had invested in the new technology five years ago, we would have been leading the market today.

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Narrator

If we had invested in the new technology five years ago, we would have been leading the market today.

Study notes

How to use in different contexts

Giving Advice

You should have invested in that technology years ago to lead the market.

Describing Habits

We regret not investing earlier; it would have given us a market lead.

Asking About Others

Did your company invest in the new technology when it first emerged?

Sharing Hypotheticals

Without that early investment, we wouldn't be where we are today.

Rephrased versions

Formal

Had we made an investment in the new technology five years prior, we would currently hold a market leadership position.

Casual

If we'd put money into that tech five years back, we'd be killing it now.

Simpler English

Investing in the new tech five years ago would have put us ahead.

Phrases to learn

invested in

To put money or resources into something.

leading the market

Having the highest market share or dominance.