From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsteal a march on somebodysteal a march on somebodyADVANTAGEto gain an advantage over someone by doing something that they had planned to do before them He was afraid another scholar was going to steal a march on him and publish first. → steal
Examples from the Corpus
steal a march on somebody• It sounds simple but it is not, which is why for the time being Zurich seems to have stolen a march on its rivals.• But buyers there may simply have stolen a march on the market.• Mr Blackmore said stores that open on Sunday are stealing a march on their competitors. 