独どく走そう

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

running alone; solo run

Used in sports, especially track and cycling, when a competitor breaks away and runs alone at the front.

• マラソンで彼かれは30キロ地ち点てんから独どく走そうした。

  In the marathon, he ran alone from the 30-kilometer point.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

having a large lead; being far ahead

Describes a competitor or entity that is overwhelmingly ahead of others, not necessarily physically alone. Common in sports, business, and election coverage.

• 彼かれの会かい社しゃは業ぎょう界かいで独どく走そうしている。

  His company is far ahead in the industry.

• 選せん挙きょ戦せんで現げん職しょくが独どく走そうしている。

  The incumbent is running far ahead in the election campaign.

noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb

acting on one's own; arbitrary action

Carries a negative nuance of ignoring others' opinions or rules and doing as one pleases. Often used in political or organizational contexts.

• 彼かれの独どく走そうを止とめられる人ひとはいない。

  There is no one who can stop his arbitrary actions.

• 社しゃ長ちょうの独どく走そうでプロジェクトが失しっ敗ぱいした。

  The project failed because of the president's arbitrary decisions.