Work & careers

set the pace

control the speed

To set the pace means to control how quickly or intensely an activity develops.

B2 common speech & writing

expression

Hear it in real life

Should we start quickly?

Let Anna set the pace; she knows the process best.

Play the conversation

The project leader set the pace for the whole team.

The mistake everyone makes

Not: The project leader set the ~~speed~~ for the whole team.

Say: The project leader set the pace for the whole team.

The expression is “set the pace” when someone controls how quickly an activity develops.

Build it

How it fits in a sentence.

set the pace; set the pace for something; let someone set the pace

Your turn: say it out loud

The project leader set the pace for the whole team.

Say it out loud two or three times, until it feels like yours.

set the pace

control the speed

“The project leader set the pace for the whole team.”

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