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Pace Paced Speed I Pacing Noun People Satisfied

word pace
definition
noun
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.
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.
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.
verb
If you pace a small area, you keep walking up and down it, because you are anxious or impatient .
As they waited, Kravis paced the room nervously.
He found John pacing around the flat, unable to sleep.
She stared as he paced and yelled.
If you pace yourself when doing something, you do it at a steady rate.
It was a tough race and I had to pace myself.
inflections pacespacingpaced
cefr-level B2

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