jockey, top of the pack weigh in, lead the field/pack/world. Google was offering a free gigabyte, dozens and dozens of times more. Everyone wanted in. But you had to be invited. I remember jockeying for one of those early invites. I remember the thrill of finding one. I felt lucky. I felt chosen.

The shame closet era of the internet had a beginning. It was 20 years ago that Google unveiled Gmail. If you were not an internet user back then, it is hard to describe the astonishment that greeted Google’s announcement. Inboxes routinely topped out at 15 megabytes. Google was offering a free gigabyte, dozens and dozens of times more. Everyone wanted in. But you had to be invited. I remember jockeying for one of those early invites. I remember the thrill of finding one. I felt lucky. I felt chosen.

jockey

/ˈdʒɒki/

noun

1. a person who rides in horse races, especially as a profession.

   "a former champion jockey"

   Similar:

   rider

   horseman

   horsewoman

   equestrian

   hoop

verb

1. struggle by every available means to gain or achieve something.

   "both men will be jockeying for the two top jobs"

Internet Industry Is on a 'Cloud'

Companies across the technology industry are jockeying to associate themselves with "cloud computing," but few agree on the term's definition.

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U.S. Republican presidential candidates debated for the first time since John McCain's New Hampshire primary win, testing the Arizona senator's return to the top of the pack.

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By the mid-'70s, the young Dillinger had rapped his way to the top of the pack
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Horses individual characteristics include Front runner horses which prefer a spot
in the top of the pack during the course of the race. ...

weigh in (DISCUSSION) phrasal verb INFORMAL
to become involved in an argument or discussion in a forceful way:
Several leading architects weighed in with criticisms regarding the design of the new museum.

pack (GROUP) Show phonetics
noun [C]
1 a group, set or collection of something:
The information pack consists of a brochure and a map.

2 a group of animals such as dogs, which live and/or hunt together:
a wolf pack
a pack of wild dogs

3 an organized group of children who are brownies or cubs:
My uncle was the leader of my Cub pack.

4 (US ALSO deck) a set of playing cards:
a pack of cards

5 MAINLY DISAPPROVING a group of similar people, especially one which contains people whose activities you do not approve of:
a pack of thieves
A pack of journalists was waiting outside the White House.
See also gang.


lead the field/pack/world
to be better than all other people or things:
Their scientists lead the world in nutrition research.