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Definition of pace
- a step in walking or running
- the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
- the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- the rate of some repeating event
- measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
- regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
- walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"
- go at a pace; "The horse paced"
Hyponyms: speed, swiftness, fastness, beat, celerity, quickness, rapidity, slowness, deliberation, deliberateness, unhurriedness, quick time, double time, beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M., canter, walk, single-foot, rack, gallop
Part Meronyms: walk, walking, fathom, fthm, chain, perch, rod, pole, lea
Derivational Morphology: step, tread, stride, stone's throw, footstep, yard, gait, tempo, rate, pacer, pacemaker, pacesetter, pacing
Anagrams: cape
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