SET THE PACE


Meaning of SET THE PACE in English

1.

to do sth at a particular speed or to a particular standard so that other people are then forced to copy it if they want to be successful :

The company is no longer setting the pace in the home computer market.

2.

( in a race ) to run faster than the other people taking part, at a speed that they then try to copy

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.