Some context for non-hockey fans:
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." - Wayne Gretzky
"A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be." - Wayne Gretzky
Fun fact I learned recently about guided missiles (I have diverse interests), modern ones don't adjust to aim directly at the target, they adjust to keep the target at the same relative angle (the same position on the imager). This has the effect of leading the target and flying an intercept course instead of a following course, which is more efficient and effective.
Stay in CBDR for long enough and you're pretty much guaranteed a collision.
"The Sidewinder also included a dramatically improved guidance algorithm. The Enzian attempted to fly directly at its target, feeding the direction of the telescope into the control system as it if were a joystick. This meant the missile always flew directly at its target, and under most conditions would end up behind it, "chasing" it down. This meant that the missile had to have enough of a speed advantage over its target that it did not run out of fuel during the interception.
The Sidewinder is not guided on the actual position recorded by the detector, but on the change in position since the last sighting. "
The word you're looking for is "mature."