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- Dictionarypace/peɪs/
noun
- 1. a single step taken when walking or running: "Kirov stepped back a pace" Similar
- 2. speed in walking, running, or moving: "most traffic moved at the pace of the riverboat" Similar
verb
- 1. walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance: "we paced up and down in exasperation"
- 2. move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed: "the action is paced to the beat of a perky march"
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1. a. : rate of movement. the runner's pace. especially : an established rate of locomotion. b. : rate of progress. specifically : parallel rate of growth or development. supplies kept pace with demand.
the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes: She walks four miles every day at a brisk pace. You seem to be working at a slower pace than normal. keep pace. To keep pace is to be in the same position as someone or something else as each progresses or moves forward: fig.
noun. a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: To raise your heart rate, walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo: The pace of the building's construction had slowed almost to a halt.
Pace is how fast something travels a particular distance, like a runner who tries to achieve a consistent pace, running each mile in more or less the same amount of time. Pace comes from the Latin word passus, meaning “a step.”.
PACE meaning: 1. the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes: 2…. Learn more.
A pace is the distance that you move when you take one step. He'd only gone a few paces before he stopped again. I took a pace backwards. Synonyms: footstep, step, stride More Synonyms of pace. 4. verb. If you pace a small area, you keep walking up and down it, because you are anxious or impatient. As they waited, Kravis paced the room nervously.
1. A step made in walking; a stride. 2. A unit of length equal to 30 inches (0.76 meter). 3. The distance spanned by a step or stride, especially: a. The modern version of the Roman pace, measuring five English feet. Also called geometric pace. b. Thirty inches at quick marching time or 36 at double time.