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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Arsenal has run the Mancunian giants close for two seasons, with Liverpool challenging but ultimately finishing off the pace.
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Even West Ham, now 14th and slightly off the pace (three points behind Manchester United in 13th), tasted European glory as the 2022-23 Europa Conference League winners.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s great by most standards but off the pace from Lyon’s earlier dominance.
—Ken Maguire, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
Yes, Notre Dame is way off the pace of LSU, Alabama and Ohio State.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
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Zak Garner-Purkis, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
Even West Ham, now 14th and slightly off the pace (three points behind Manchester United in 13th), tasted European glory as the 2022-23 Europa Conference League winners.
—Elias Burke, The Athletic, 21 Nov. 2024
That’s great by most standards but off the pace from Lyon’s earlier dominance.
—Ken Maguire, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Apr. 2024
Yes, Notre Dame is way off the pace of LSU, Alabama and Ohio State.
—Pete Sampson, The Athletic, 26 July 2024
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“Off the pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/off%20the%20pace. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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