Relationships
let someone set the pace
allow someone to decide how quickly things develop
To allow another person to decide the speed at which a relationship, activity, or process develops.
Hear it in real life
Should I ask her to move in?
Maybe let her set the pace.
When you start a new relationship, it is often wise to let the other person set the pace.
The mistake everyone makes
Not: Let the other person set up the pace.
Say: Let the other person set the pace.
The fixed expression is set the pace, without "up."
Build it
How it fits in a sentence.
let someone set the pace; let the other person set the pace
Your turn: say it out loud
When you start a new relationship, it is often wise to let the other person set the pace.
Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.
let someone set the pace
allow someone to decide how quickly things develop
“When you start a new relationship, it is often wise to let the other person set the pace.”
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