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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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The defending Premier League champions are currently 12 points off the pace being set by Liverpool at the top of the table and have struggled for consistent form over a number of months.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Arsenal has run the Mancunian giants close for two seasons, with Liverpool challenging but ultimately finishing off the pace.
—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
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Houston Mitchell, Los Angeles Times, 24 Jan. 2025
The defending Premier League champions are currently 12 points off the pace being set by Liverpool at the top of the table and have struggled for consistent form over a number of months.
—Graham Ruthven, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
Arsenal has run the Mancunian giants close for two seasons, with Liverpool challenging but ultimately finishing off the pace.
—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
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