set the pace

phrase

: to be the one that is at the front in a race and that controls how fast the other racers have to go

—often used figuratively

The company's advanced equipment sets the pace for the recording industry.

Examples of set the pace in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The organizations that draw it deliberately, starting in the back office where the stakes are manageable and the returns are real, will set the pace for everyone else. — Tammy Hawes, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Competing at the frontier Google has lagged behind OpenAI, which set the pace after releasing ChatGPT to the public in 2022. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 12 Aug. 2026

Allow your dog to set the pace, paying attention to their body language to measure their comfort with new experiences. — Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 July 2026

The petition urges the US to support an international effort that would help set the pace for building more sophisticated AI systems, if needed. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 29 July 2026

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