- pace
- [[t]pe͟ɪs[/t]]
♦♦♦paces, pacing, paced1) N-SING: usu with supp The pace of something is the speed at which it happens or is done.
Many people were not satisfied with the pace of change.
...people who prefer to live at a slower pace...
They could not stand the pace or the workload...
Interest rates would come down as the recovery gathered pace.
Syn:2) N-SING: usu with supp Your pace is the speed at which you walk.He moved at a brisk pace down the rue St Antoine...
Their pace quickened as they approached their cars.
3) N-COUNT: usu with supp A pace is the distance that you move when you take one step.He'd only gone a few paces before he stopped again...
I took a pace backwards.
4) VERB If you pace a small area, you keep walking up and down it, because you are anxious or impatient.[V n] As they waited, Kravis paced the room nervously...
[V prep/adv] He found John pacing around the flat, unable to sleep...
She stared as he paced and yelled.
5) VERB If you pace yourself when doing something, you do it at a steady rate.[V pron-refl] It was a tough race and I had to pace myself.
6) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR with n If something keeps pace with something else that is changing, it changes quickly in response to it.Farmers are angry because the rise fails to keep pace with inflation.
...a world changing far too fast for her to keep pace.
Syn:7) PHRASE: V inflects, oft PHR with n If you keep pace with someone who is walking or running, you succeed in going as fast as them, so that you remain close to them.With four laps to go, he kept pace with the leaders...
Daisy strode alongside her, breathing heavily but keeping pace.
Syn:8) PHRASE: PHR after v If you do something at your own pace, you do it at a speed that is comfortable for you.The computer will give students the opportunity to learn at their own pace...
She was going too fast so I decided to keep riding at my own pace.
Syn:at your own speed9) PHRASE: V inflects If you put someone through their paces or make them go through their paces, you get them to show you how well they can do something.The eleven boxers are in the hands of the British coach, who is putting them through their paces...
A group of the world's best waterskiers will be going through their paces.
Phrasal Verbs:- pace out- pace off
English dictionary. 2008.
