单词 | pace-setting |
释义 | pace-settingn. The establishment of a rate or pace to be achieved or emulated by others, esp. in a race. Cf. to set the pace at set v.1 54d. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > rate of motion > [noun] > rate of movement head1577 rate1751 pace-setting1893 headway1904 the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [noun] > pioneering or breaking new ground pioneership1834 path-breaking1886 pace-setting1893 trail-breaking1912 1893 New Era (Humeston, Iowa) 22 Nov. 4/3 Some racers are so lazy and so averse to pace setting that they will not even run a risk. 1910 Jrnl. Royal Statist. Soc. 74 101 Among hand-workers and workers who control their machines, systems of pace-setting are combined with piece-rate payments to keep up the speed. 1937 Mississippi Valley Hist. Rev. 24 108 The union leaders..held that these working regulations were required..in order to prevent rushing or pace-setting. 1984 Marathon & Distance Runner Oct. 25/3 Thanks to some wonderous [sic] pace-setting by Ezequiel Conario and Leitao, the finishing times were unparalleled in major Games 5000m history. 2002 Gloucester Citizen (Nexis) 26 Sept. 55 Chris Harvey hung on after his early pace-setting to finish sixth. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). pace-settingadj. That sets the pace, rate, or standard to be achieved or emulated by others; trendsetting. Chiefly figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > prosperity > advancement or progress > [adjective] > pioneering pioneering1785 pioneer1845 pace-setting1902 groundbreaking1904 front line1914 style-setting1955 breakthrough1956 leading edge1977 1902 Fitchburg (Mass.) Daily Sentinel 11 Oct. 4/2 He says the older pace-setting labor organizations have learned and are teaching this creed. 1926 Jrnl. Amer. Statist. Assoc. 21 223 The principle of providing a pace-setting machinery for salesmen. 1965 Economist 13 Feb. 645/2 A moratorium on other settlements while a clearly ‘pace-setting’ wage claim for the year is under review. 1976 M. Birmingham Heat of Sun iii. 24 The educational initiative which the state had taken over in founding the pace-setting Achimota school. 1993 This Mag. Aug. 15/2 It's a dream come true for corporate execs and their spin doctors: a pace-setting media outlet whose editorial motto is ‘all the news that's fun to print’. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1893adj.1902 |
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