pacesetting
Setting the standard
Pacesetting means establishing a standard or rate that others follow.
A pacesetting runner leads the field; a pacesetting company sets industry benchmarks.
The term implies being out front, defining the tempo or level of achievement: pacesetting research, a pacesetting performance.
Often used attributively before nouns.
Being the first through
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- innovatingCreating original methods
- trendsettingInitiating popular movements
- groundbreakingIntroducing radical new ideas
visionary · frontrunner · vanguard · spearheading · cutting-edge · first-mover · benchmark · standard-bearer
Standard for comparison
- innovationCreating something original
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
- flagshipCommander's principal vessel
dominant · premium · elite · top-tier · performance · excellence · best-in-class · gold-standard
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- frontrunnerLeading candidate or competitor
- tempoRate of musical performance
- strideExtended single footstep
- rabbitLong-eared lagomorph
splits · marathon · tactics · peloton · breakaway · draft · kick · surge
At innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- innovationCreating something original
- startupNew business enterprise
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
prototype · beta · R&D · patent · invention · next-generation · bleeding-edge · moonshot
trailblazing
Being the first through
- pioneeringFirst to explore territory
- innovatingCreating original methods
- trendsettingInitiating popular movements
groundbreaking · visionary · frontrunner · vanguard · spearheading · cutting-edge · first-mover · benchmark · standard-bearer · pathfinding
benchmark
Standard for comparison
- innovationCreating something original
- disruptionForceful interruption of process
- trendsetterOne who initiates styles
flagship · dominant · premium · elite · top-tier · performance · excellence · best-in-class · gold-standard · monopoly
lead
Dense metal, symbol Pb
- frontrunnerLeading candidate or competitor
- tempoRate of musical performance
- strideExtended single footstep
rabbit · splits · marathon · tactics · peloton · breakaway · draft · kick · surge · clock
cutting-edge
At innovation's forefront
- breakthroughSudden important advance
- innovationCreating something original
- startupNew business enterprise
disruption · prototype · beta · R&D · patent · invention · next-generation · bleeding-edge · moonshot · iteration
pacesettingtrailing
Following behind something
lagging · following · bringing up the rear · straggling · falling behind
pacesettingimitative
Copying others' style
derivative · follower · copycat · unoriginal · me-too
pace, setting, setter, paces, pacemaker, pacesetter, pacesetters, pacemaking