1. The rate of moving (especially walking or running)
   - gait 
2. The distance covered by a step
   "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
   - footstep, step, stride 
3. The relative speed of progress or change
   "he lived at a fast pace"; "the pace of events accelerated"
   - rate 
4. A step in walking or running
   - stride, tread 
5. The rate of some repeating event
   - tempo 
6. A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimetres; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
   - yard

1. Walk with slow or fast paces
   "He paced up and down the hall" 
2. Go at a pace
   "The horse paced" 
3. Measure (distances) by pacing
   - step 
4. Regulate or set the pace of
   "Pace your efforts"

Derived forms: pacing, paces, paced

See also: pacer, pacing

Type of: determine, go, indefinite quantity, influence, linear measure, linear unit, locomote, measure, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], move, quantify, rate, regulate, shape, step, temporal property, travel, walk

Part of: chain, fathom, fthm, lea, perch [Brit, archaic], pole [Brit], rod [Brit], walk, walking

Encyclopedia: Pace, FL Pace Pace, Florida Pace, Mississippi Pace, MS

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