🚀 Leading the way 🏃 Setting the speed

pacesetting

1 5.3

Leading others by using new ideas that they copy

adjective
/ˈpeɪsˌsɛtɪŋ/

: pionero

Pacesetting leaders expect excellence and self-direction.

Examples

The company is known for its pacesetting approach to technology, inspiring others in the industry to innovate.
Her pacesetting style of teaching has influenced educators across the nation.
With their pacesetting practices in environmental sustainability, this organization is paving the way for others to follow.

Synonyms

leading

vspacesetting

130 3.4

Ahead of others in a game or race

emphasizes setting an example through innovation rather than just being first

trailblazing

vspacesetting

3 5.6

Introducing new ideas or methods that change a field

focuses on showing others the way by being innovative and ahead

Antonyms

follower

180 1.6

A person who supports a leader and accepts their direction

How Innovative

revolutionary

73 5.2

innovative

174 5.5

pacesetting

1 5.3

leading

130 3.4

conventional

287 2.8

Surface Forms

pacesetting positive

Morphology

pacesetting = pace + set (transparent) = pace + set + ing

The adjective is directly derived from the compound 'pace' + 'setting' meaning 'setting the pace', so the sense 'leading' follows naturally from the base.

Etymology

The word pacesetting comes from the familiar pace, which means 'step' or 'speed', and setting, which means 'placing' or 'choosing'. Imagine a runner who goes ahead at a new speed so others follow; that's why being pacesetting means leading by example and being ahead of others.