set the pace

set the pace
{v. phr.} To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. * /The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up./ * /Louise set the pace in selling tickets for the school play./ - [pace-setter] {n.} * /John is the pace-setter of the class./ - [pace-setting] {adj.} * /Bob's time in the cross-country race was pace-setting./ * /The country is growing at a pace-setting rate./

Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • set\ the\ pace — • set the pace • pace setter • pace setting v. phr. To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up. Louise set the pace in… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • set the pace — ► to be the first to do new things or to do them particularly well, so that other people or organizations have to follow your example if they want to succeed: »The company has set the pace for flexibility and rapid turnaround of orders. »The… …   Financial and business terms

  • set the pace — To regulate the speed for others by example ● pace …   Useful english dictionary

  • set the pace — {v. phr.} To decide on a rate of speed of travel or rules that are followed by others. * /The scoutmaster set the pace so that the shorter boys would not get tired trying to keep up./ * /Louise set the pace in selling tickets for the school… …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • set the pace — if someone sets the pace in a particular activity, they do it very well or very quickly and other people try to do the same. America s reforms have set the pace for European finance ministers. (often + for) For many years this company has set the …   New idioms dictionary

  • set the pace — 1) to establish a rate or standard that others have to achieve The deal will set the pace for the EU s enlargement over the next decade. 2) to run at a speed that other runners try to match, especially at the beginning of a race …   English dictionary

  • set the pace — verb a) To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race. In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones. b) To establish a common goal by example …   Wiktionary

  • set the pace — decide on a rate of speed to do something that others will follow The manager of our section sets the pace for the employees under him …   Idioms and examples

  • set the pace — use an example; set the rhythm …   English contemporary dictionary

  • set the pace — (Roget s IV) v. Syn. take the lead, pace, provide a standard; see lead 1 …   English dictionary for students

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