トップランナー

noun

first runner (relay)

Specifically the first runner in a relay race.

• 彼かれはリレーのトップランナーに選えらばれた。

  He was chosen as the first runner in the relay.

noun

top-class runner

A runner who is among the best in their field.

• 彼かの女じょは世せ界かいのトップランナーの一人ひとりだ。

  She is one of the world's top-class runners.

noun

vanguard; front line; cutting edge

Figurative use for a person or group leading a field or movement; often used in business, technology, or social contexts.

• 彼かれは業ぎょう界かいのトップランナーとして知しられている。

  He is known as a vanguard of the industry.

• この企き業ぎょうは技ぎ術じゅつ革かく新しんのトップランナーだ。

  This company is at the cutting edge of technological innovation.

noun

top runner (benchmarking)

Business term for a system of comparing performance against the best in the field.

• トップランナー制せい度どは省しょうエネ基き準じゅんを引ひき上あげるために導どう入にゅうされた。

  The top runner program was introduced to raise energy-saving standards.