Pace (Noun)
Meaning 1
The rate of moving (especially walking or running).
Classification
Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
Examples
- The jogger's pace was much faster than the walker's as they made their way around the track.
- The tourists struggled to keep up with the guide's brisk pace as they explored the city.
- She quickened her pace as she saw the bus approaching the stop.
- The hikers maintained a steady pace throughout the long hike to the summit.
- The athlete's pace was slow at first, but she gained speed as she warmed up.
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Meaning 2
The rate of some repeating event.
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Nouns denoting time and temporal relations.
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Meaning 3
The relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated".
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
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- Quickness
- Deliberateness
- Unhurriedness
- Deliberation
- Speediness
- Rapidity
- Rapidness
- Swiftness
- Fastness
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Meaning 4
The distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig".
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Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.
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Meaning 5
A step in walking or running.
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Nouns denoting acts or actions.
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Meaning 6
A unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride.
Classification
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure.