steal the march on: o que isso significa?

You know how competitive the market is, right? Sometimes, in the attempt to get an advantage over competitors, some companies plan to steal a march on them by offering the same product at a lower price. That applies to other examples as well.

For example, you wanna get a job, and when you finally hear about a company that's hiring, you go up to your friend in excitement to tell him how much you want to get a job interview to work for that company. Your friend, who turns out to be a traitor more than a friend, see in what you say a great opportunity to apply for the same job sooner than you and get the job first. He steals a march on you by applying to the same job earlier and getting the job you were looking for. That's it for today.Take care!