Verb
force the pace (third-person singular simple present forces the pace, present participle forcing the pace, simple past and past participle forced the pace)
To undertake a decisive, fast-paced approach.
I've always had a Marxist understanding of history: democracy is a result of a broad modernization process that happens in every country. Neocons think the use of political power can force the pace of change, but ultimately it depends on societies doing it themselves. Francis Fukuyama