set the pace

/S EH1 T DH AH0 P EY0 S/

verb

1
To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.
2
To establish a common goal by example.
“In May 2003, South Africa set the pace by banning thin plastic bags and imposing a tax on thick ones.”

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