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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

set the pace en · VERB

Pronunciation

Meanings

  1. To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.
  2. (idiomatic) To establish a common goal by example.
    • OpenAI, which ignited the boom, continues to set the pace in many ways. Usage of ChatGPT more than doubled, to 10% of the world’s population. 2025 December 11, Charlie Campbell, Andrew R. Chow and Billy Perrigo, “The Architects of AI Are TIME’s 2025 Person of the Year”, in Time:
    • In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
set the pace Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
set the pace Tense=Past lexicographic
sets the pace Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic
setting the pace Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic

Relateds

set the tone