to set the pace
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4.1
- phrasal verb
:
marcar el ritmo
- During the annual competition, the runner broke the record and set the pace for the other athletes to follow.
- set the pace for the activity
That it has to be who you are and that you set the pace for the organization.
- That it has to be who you are and that you set the pace for the organization.
- But it's important to understand as a man, you can really set the pace of this relationship.
- If you can't tell, we have a couple new guides for the day and they're setting the pace pretty quickly.
- Remember, you set the pace of your dating life and don't let someone take you off your pace just because you had a great time with them.
- So we grabbed the boys, we grabbed the map, set the pace, and we ripped it.
- It's down to you to set set the pace of have they still going to have legs after seven days or have you just burned them out in three?
Examples
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Americans set the pace for many African societies.
Academic text (1996) -
One major benefit of such training is that the student, rather than the instructor, sets the pace.
Academic text (1995) -
But it's important to understand as a man, you can really set the pace of this relationship.
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Bill, when you set the pace, you control the race.
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The market now sets the pace for them.
Academic text (2008) -
We will lead, and we will set the pace in this industry.
Blog text (2) -
Looking forward to having you set the pace of the run.
Blog text (19) -
The big Braves lineman continued to set the pace as they have all year long.
Blog text (31) -
Remember, you set the pace of your dating life and don't let someone take you off your pace just because you had a great time with them.
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Play Therapy allows the child to set the pace of the session rather than the therapist (Landreth & Bratton, 1999).
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
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3.3
To control how fast you move or work
How Fast
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'to establish the speed or standard' is directly derivable from 'set' (to fix or determine) plus 'pace' (speed/rate), with the article 'the' carrying no additional oblique meaning. This verb + noun composition is a common, compositionally transparent pattern in English (and has close parallels in other languages), so a B1 learner who knows the constituents would readily infer the MWE's meaning.
Etymology
The phrase set the pace comes from walking or racing, where a leader would set the pace by going first and showing the speed for others to follow. So, it now means 'to establish the speed, level, or standard that others follow'.