踏空

tàkōng

踏空 — tàkōng

to miss one's step; (of an investor) to fail to invest before the price rises
他踏空了，没在股价上涨前买入。 tā tàkōng le méi zài gǔjià shàngzhǎng qián mǎirù — He missed out; he didn't buy before the stock price rose.