off the pace
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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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Ledecky finished a distant third, about three seconds off the pace.
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 28 July 2024
Brown began the day just one stroke off the lead but has bogeyed four of his first six holes to fall five strokes off the pace.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
The Trinity women are 16-6, one game off the pace in the NESCAC at 6-2.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2024
Collin Morikawa posted one of the best rounds of the day, a 69, to move into second place one stroke back with Homa two shots off the pace.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
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Kyle Feldscher, CNN, 28 July 2024
Brown began the day just one stroke off the lead but has bogeyed four of his first six holes to fall five strokes off the pace.
—Rick Maese, Washington Post, 21 July 2024
The Trinity women are 16-6, one game off the pace in the NESCAC at 6-2.
—Kels Dayton, Hartford Courant, 8 Feb. 2024
Collin Morikawa posted one of the best rounds of the day, a 69, to move into second place one stroke back with Homa two shots off the pace.
—Bob Spear, Charlotte Observer, 14 Apr. 2024
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“Off the pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20pace. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.
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