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off the pace

ADVERB
behind
Synonyms
STRONG
trailing
WEAK
abaft after afterwards at the heels of at the rear of back of bringing up the rear eating the dust in the background in the wake later than next subsequently
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ahead before in front

Example Sentences

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Liverpool are flaky at the moment and Ibrahima Konate always seems off the pace at the back, and liable to make a mistake.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

The fifth fastest team on average are Alpine, at 1.268secs off the pace, followed by Haas at 1.567secs.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

The lead Williams of Carlos Sainz was 17th fastest, 1.7secs off the pace.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

Red Bull's Max Verstappen could manage only eighth place, 1.734secs off the pace and behind the Alpine of Pierre Gasly.

From BBC • Mar. 13, 2026

They were about ten seconds off the pace he was looking for at this point in the season.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown