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pace
1[ peys ]
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.
- 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 ( def ), military pace ( def ), Roman pace ( def ).
- 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.
Synonyms: single foot, run, walk, gallop, canter, jog, trot, rack, amble, step
- a raised step or platform.
verb (used with object)
- to set the rate of movement for, as in racing.
- to traverse or go over with steps:
He paced the floor nervously.
- to measure by steps or by any of various standard linear measures representing the space naturally measured by the movement of the feet in walking.
- 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.
pace
2[ pey-see, pah-chey; Latin pah-ke ]
preposition
- with all due respect to; with the permission of:
I do not, pace my rival, hold with the ideas of the reactionists.
PACE
1/ peɪs /
acronym for
- Police and Criminal Evidence Act
pace
2/ 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 feet See also Roman pace geometric pace military pace
- speed of movement, esp of walking or running
- rate or style of proceeding at some activity
to 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
- architect a 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 pace or stay 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 byabout, up and down, etc to walk with regular slow or fast paces, as in boredom, agitation, etc
to pace the room
- troften foll byout to measure by paces
to pace out the distance
- intr to walk with slow regular strides
to pace along the street
- intr (of a horse) to move at the pace (the specially developed gait)
pace
3/ ˈpɑːkɛ; ˈpeɪsɪ; ˈpɑːtʃɛ /
preposition
- with due deference to: used to acknowledge politely someone who disagrees with the speaker or writer
Word History and Origins
Origin of pace1
Word History and Origins
Origin of pace1
Origin of pace2
Idioms and Phrases
- put through one's paces, to cause someone to demonstrate their ability or to show their skill:
The French teacher put her students 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.
More idioms and phrases containing pace
see change of pace ; keep pace ; put someone through his or her paces ; set the pace ; snail's pace .Synonym Study
Example Sentences
Back in New York, the slow pace and inward focus of her yoga practice was less fulfilling.
But the jokes flow at such a torrential pace that duds are soon forgotten; the best are even Spamalot-worthy.
I notice he moves at a slightly slower pace than everyone else, and keeps his gestures compact.
A fire that he insists is only picking up pace, according to top-secret intelligence briefings.
“I thought I could progress in a much quicker pace and in much more meaningful ways if I was here,” she explained.
We have said it had been lightly laden at starting, which was the reason of the tremendous pace at which it travelled.
The Turks were no longer in mass but extended in several lines, less than a pace between each man.
From that time its reputation has kept pace with its cultivation, until it now enjoys a world wide popularity.
He turned to Rabecque, and the sight of his face sent the lackey back a pace or two in very fear.
From there on Piegan set a pace that taxed our horses' mettle—that was one consolation—we were well mounted.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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