Idiom
steal a march
Meaning
To gain an advantage unobserved.
Meaning adapted from Wiktionary, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Examples
“They stole a march on their rivals by launching the product early.”
“By finishing the research before anyone else, the team stole a march on their competitors in the industry.”
“The quiet startup stole a march on the established giants by quietly securing the patent before the market realized its true potential.”
Examples
simple
“They stole a march on their rivals by launching the product early.”
contextual
“By finishing the research before anyone else, the team stole a march on their competitors in the industry.”
complex
“The quiet startup stole a march on the established giants by quietly securing the patent before the market realized its true potential.”
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