pace
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
How often you will meet it
Rank 2,268 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 7,711 times across 139,755 chapters — 0.004% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running) also: gait
- the distance covered by a step also: footstep, step, stride he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
- the relative speed of progress or change also: rate he lived at a fast pacehe works at a great rate
- a step in walking or running also: stride, tread
- the rate of some repeating event also: tempo
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride also: yard
verb
- walk with slow or fast paces He paced up and down the hall
- go at a pace The horse paced
pace in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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Well, Adam advances, smart in pace, But scarce by violets that advance you trace.
John Marr and Other Poems · Herman Melville · Chapter 1
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And they set off at a quick pace in the direction taken by the ghostly rider.
Windsor Castle · William Harrison Ainsworth · Chapter 1
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When it is compressed into fifteen minutes, the pace is too fast; and growing pains are the result.
How He Lied to Her Husband · Bernard Shaw · Chapter 1
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The little ball immediately began rolling ahead at Florian's own pace; at night it glowed with a scarlet fire.
The Firelight Fairy Book · Henry Beston · Chapter 1
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The peasants paid no attention to me, and I was gradually left behind, as my weakness increased my pace decreased.
The Satyricon — Volume 01: Introduction · 20-66 Petronius Arbiter · Chapter 1