steal a march (on somebody)

成語所屬單字steal

steal a march (on somebody) — 慣用語

1. To gain an advantage over someone by acting before them.

1.慣用語
釋義

搶先一步

To gain an advantage over someone by acting before them.

例句

The startup stole a march on competitors by launching early.

Brian stole a march on his rivals by securing the patent first.