off the pace
idiom
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: behind in a race, competition, etc.
The winner finished in 4 minutes, 30 seconds, and the next runner was three seconds off the pace.
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The Uruguayan was well off the pace and that summed up Miami’s championship until that point.
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Charlie Woods carded a 5-over 77 and is now 13 shots off the pace.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
In this season’s Champions League, Chelsea came across Barcelona in the semi-finals for the third time in three years and looked further off the pace than ever, losing 8-2 on aggregate.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
He’s raced only twice, winning both times, once from off the pace and once on the lead, once on a fast track and once on a sloppy one.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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Joseph O'Sullivan, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Charlie Woods carded a 5-over 77 and is now 13 shots off the pace.
—Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 June 2025
In this season’s Champions League, Chelsea came across Barcelona in the semi-finals for the third time in three years and looked further off the pace than ever, losing 8-2 on aggregate.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 19 May 2025
He’s raced only twice, winning both times, once from off the pace and once on the lead, once on a fast track and once on a sloppy one.
—Teresa Genaro, New York Times, 16 May 2025
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“Off the pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20pace. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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