a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc.: to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour.
a rate of activity, progress, growth, performance, etc.; tempo.
any of various standard linear measures, representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking: roughly 30 to 40 inches (75 centimeters to 1 meter).Compare geometrical pace, military pace, Roman pace.
a single step: She took three paces in the direction of the door.
the distance covered in a step: Stand six paces inside the gates.
a manner of stepping; gait.
a gait of a horse or other animal in which the feet on the same side are lifted and put down together.
any of the gaits of a horse.
a raised step or platform.
verb (used with object),paced,pac·ing.
to set the pace for, as in racing.
to traverse or go over with steps: He paced the floor nervously.
to measure by paces.
to train to a certain pace; exercise in pacing: to pace a horse.
(of a horse) to run (a distance) at a pace: Hanover II paced a mile.
verb (used without object),paced,pac·ing.
to take slow, regular steps.
to walk up and down nervously, as to expend nervous energy.
(of a horse) to go at a pace.
Idioms for pace
put through one's paces, to cause someone to demonstrate his or her ability or to show her or his skill: The French teacher put her pupils through their paces for the visitors.
set the pace, to act as an example for others to equal or rival; be the most progressive or successful: an agency that sets the pace in advertising.
Origin of pace
1
First recorded in 1250–1300; Middle English pas, from Old French, from Latin passus “step, pace,” equivalent to pad-, variant stem of pandere “to spread (the legs, in walking)” + -tus suffix of verbal action, with dt becoming ss
15. Pace,plod,trudge refer to a steady and monotonous kind of walking. Pace suggests steady, measured steps as of one completely lost in thought or impelled by some distraction: to pace up and down.Plod implies a slow, heavy, laborious, weary walk: The mailman plods his weary way.Trudge implies a spiritless but usually steady and doggedly persistent walk: The farmer trudged to his village to buy his supplies.
Words nearby pace
Pacceka, paccha, pacchionian, pacchionian body, pacchionian depression, pace, pace bowler, pace car, paced, pacefollower, pace lap
Definition for pace (2 of 2)
pace2
[ pey-see, pah-chey; Latinpah-ke ]
/ ˈpeɪ si, ˈpɑ tʃeɪ; Latin ˈpɑ kɛ /
preposition
with all due respect to; with the permission of: I do not, pace my rival, hold with the ideas of the reactionists.
Origin of pace
2
1860–65; <Latin pāce in peace, by favor (ablative singular of pāxpeace, favor, pardon, grace)
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Being reminded that economic and social conditions are not improving at the pace one expected can be a powerful motivator.
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Please know that these judgmental feelings truly have no pace in my heart.
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Overall, the film moves along with the pace of a worsening snowstorm.
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Then the fire rose higher in front of them, and when they topped the last rise the pace grew faster still.
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The host, with a sudden gesture, tore off his mask and the Burglar accelerated his pace.
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When they travelled it was at the merest snail's pace, and they slept on the road, night after night, in houses prepared for them.
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Now and then he got up from this work, to look out of the window, or to pace the room, as if in quest of new ideas.
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British Dictionary definitions for pace (1 of 3)
pace1
/ (peɪs) /
noun
a single step in walking
the distance covered by a step
a measure of length equal to the average length of a stride, approximately 3 feetSee also Roman pace, geometric pace, military pace
speed of movement, esp of walking or running
rate or style of proceeding at some activityto live at a fast pace
manner or action of stepping, walking, etc; gait
any of the manners in which a horse or other quadruped walks or runs, the three principal paces being the walk, trot, and canter (or gallop)
a manner of moving, natural to the camel and sometimes developed in the horse, in which the two legs on the same side of the body are moved and put down at the same time
architecta step or small raised platform
keep pace withto proceed at the same speed as
put someone through his pacesto test the ability of someone
set the paceto determine the rate at which a group runs or walks or proceeds at some other activity
stand the paceorstay the paceto keep up with the speed or rate of others
verb
(tr)to set or determine the pace for, as in a race
(often foll by about, up and down, etc) to walk with regular slow or fast paces, as in boredom, agitation, etcto pace the room
(tr often foll by out) to measure by pacesto pace out the distance
(intr)to walk with slow regular stridesto pace along the street
(intr)(of a horse) to move at the pace (the specially developed gait)
Word Origin for pace
C13: via Old French from Latin passūs step, from pandere to spread, unfold, extend (the legs as in walking)
British Dictionary definitions for pace (2 of 3)
pace2
/ Latin (ˈpɑːkɛ, ˈpɑːtʃɛ, Englishˈpeɪsɪ) /
preposition
with due deference to: used to acknowledge politely someone who disagrees with the speaker or writer