off the pace

Meaning

1. behind the leader or the leading group in a race or a competition

   Tiger Woods is still three shots off the pace (= in golf).

In the movies · 2

• He's off his pace.Ford v Ferrari2019
• McLaren are still well off the Williams-Renault pace, with the result that three times World Champion Ayrton Senna has no chance of retaining his title.Senna2010

From the same entry

• go through your paces
• keep pace
• put through their paces
• set the pace
• force the pace
• at a snail's pace
• pace off