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leading indicator
/ˈliː.dɪŋ ˈɪn.dɪ.keɪ.tər/ - n.
1 [colloq.] A metric called 'leading' until the outcome it predicted failed to follow.Keep. Punchy.This is the problem.
Working definition
2. A measure that tends to change before an outcome, used to anticipate rather than confirm.