English dictionary
pace
nounPronunciation
peɪs
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
noun
- a step in walking or running
noun
- the relative speed of progress or change
noun
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
noun
- the distance covered by a step
noun
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
noun
- the rate of some repeating event
verb
- measure (distances) by pacing
verb
- regulate or set the pace of
verb
- walk with slow or fast paces
verb
- go at a pace
Example sentences
he lived at a fast pace
he works at a great rate
the pace of events accelerated
he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
step off ten yards
Pace your efforts
He paced up and down the hall
The horse paced