pace

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/peɪs/

noun 6name 6verb 3adj 1prep 1

Collocations

(noun.) one step

VERB + PACE

take

She took a few quick paces across the room to answer the door.

step back

The boxer stepped back a few paces before launching his counterattack.

PREP

~ behind

The tour guide walked ahead while several tourists fell a few paces behind on the steep mountain trail.

~ from

The old dog walked slowly, stopping just a few paces from his food bowl.

(noun.) speed

ADJ

blistering, breakneck, breathtaking, brisk, cracking, fast, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, furious, good, great, hectic, lightning, lively, rapid

gentle, leisurely, relaxed, slow, unhurried, walking

We enjoyed a leisurely pace through the old town, stopping to look at the shops.

even, measured, moderate, steady

VERB + PACE

gather, increase, quicken

The runner increased her pace as she approached the finish line.

slacken, slow down

dictate, set

The team's best player dictated the pace throughout the match.

keep (up), maintain

The runner maintained a steady pace throughout the entire marathon without slowing down.

stand

Some people find that they cannot stand the pace of working in a busy hospital.

PACE + VERB

increase | slow

PREP

at a ~

The runners moved at a steady pace throughout the marathon.

~ of

The pace of technological advancement has made it hard for older workers to keep up.

PHRASES

at sb's own pace

She learned to cook at her own pace, trying new recipes whenever she felt ready.

at a snail's pace

The old computer downloads files at a snail's pace, which frustrates everyone in the office.

a change of pace

After working indoors all week, she enjoyed hiking in the mountains for a change of pace.

a turn of pace

The striker impressed the coach with a sudden turn of pace in the second half.

(verb.)

ADV

slowly

anxiously, nervously, restlessly

The worried father paced anxiously outside the hospital waiting room.

about/around/round, back and forth, to and fro, up and down

The nervous student paced up and down outside the exam room waiting for results.

VERB + PACE

begin to

PREP

about, around/round

PHRASES

begin pacing

The nervous student began pacing back and forth outside the exam room.

Definitions

noun

A step.

Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.

I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.

A way of stepping.

Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.

A way of stepping.

Speed or velocity in general.

For with ſuch puiſſance and impetuous maine / Thoſe Champions broke on them, that forſt the fly, / Like ſcattered Sheepe, whenas the Shepherds ſwaine / A Lyon and a Tigre doth eſpye, / With greedy pace forth ruſhing from the foreſt nye.

The fastest women runners can run a mile in well under five minutes, but in order to reach that goal they've had to train at a much slower pace over thousands of miles.

adj

Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.

verb

To walk back and forth in a small distance.

Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.

As we stood waiting for the departure time with the setting sun twinkling on the great brass dome of our 2-4-0, the sound of church bells was the only one apart from the measured tread of the guard slowly pacing towards his van, and, standing at an open window, I more than once heard the fireman's "Right away!" to his mate in acknowledgement of a desultory wave of the unfurled green flag.

To set the speed in a race.

The clubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc., hold various track meetings for races varying from one mile to fifty miles, the longer distances being sometimes paced by tandems.

To measure by walking.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — a step in walking or running

noun — the relative speed of progress or change

rate

noun — a unit of length equal to 3 feet

yard

noun — the distance covered by a step

noun — the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

gait

noun — the rate of some repeating event

tempo

verb — measure (distances) by pacing

step

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

snail's pace

A frustratingly slow rate of speed.

My grandmother drives her car at a snail's pace.

set the pace

To establish the speed for a group to move at, for example in a race.

keep pace

To run at the same speed as a pacesetter

change of pace

A shift from one activity to another

The island’s small fishing boats (Luzzus) and karrozzins (horse-drawn carriages) provided a welcome change-of-pace from the flattop Shangri-La’s sailors and airmen had been riding

pick up the pace

To begin moving or working faster.

Example Bank

Even at the duel, standing 10 paces apart, he could have satisfied Aaron’s honor.

Wiktionary

I have perambulated your field, and estimate its perimeter to be 219 paces.

Wiktionary

Netherlands, one of the pre-tournament favourites, combined their undoubted guile, creativity, pace and attacking quality with midfield grit and organisation.

Wiktionary

Groups of men, in all imaginable attitudes, were lying, standing, sitting, or pacing up and down.

Wiktionary

The clubs in London, Manchester, Birmingham, etc., hold various track meetings for races varying from one mile to fifty miles, the longer distances being sometimes paced by tandems.

Wiktionary

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, pace is marked as formal, UK, US. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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