| pace | | |
| n. (time) | 1. gait, pace | the rate of moving (especially walking or running). |
| ~ quick time | a normal marching pace of 120 steps per minute. |
| ~ double time | a fast marching pace (180 steps/min) or slow jog. |
| ~ rate | a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
| n. (quantity) | 2. footstep, pace, step, stride | the distance covered by a step.; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" |
| ~ indefinite quantity | an estimated quantity. |
| n. (attribute) | 3. pace, rate | the relative speed of progress or change.; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated" |
| ~ temporal property | a property relating to time. |
| ~ fastness, swiftness, speed | a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens.; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" |
| ~ beat | a regular rate of repetition.; "the cox raised the beat" |
| ~ celerity, rapidity, rapidness, speediness, quickness | a rate that is rapid. |
| ~ deliberateness, unhurriedness, slowness, deliberation | a rate demonstrating an absence of haste or hurry. |
| ~ sluggishness | the pace of things that move relatively slowly.; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold" |
| n. (act) | 4. pace, stride, tread | a step in walking or running. |
| ~ walk, walking | the act of traveling by foot.; "walking is a healthy form of exercise" |
| ~ step | the act of changing location by raising the foot and setting it down.; "he walked with unsteady steps" |
| n. (time) | 5. pace, tempo | the rate of some repeating event. |
| ~ beats per minute, bpm, m.m., metronome marking | the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds. |
| ~ rate | a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit.; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" |
| n. (quantity) | 6. pace, yard | a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride. |
| ~ linear measure, linear unit | a unit of measurement of length. |
| ~ ft, foot | a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard.; "he is six feet tall" |
| ~ perch, rod, pole | a linear measure of 16.5 feet. |
| ~ chain | a unit of length. |
| ~ lea | a unit of length of thread or yarn. |
| ~ fathom, fthm | a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth. |
| v. (motion) | 7. pace | walk with slow or fast paces.; "He paced up and down the hall" |
| ~ walk | use one's feet to advance; advance by steps.; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
| v. (motion) | 8. pace | go at a pace.; "The horse paced" |
| ~ go, locomote, move, travel | change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically.; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast" |
| ~ canter | go at a canter, of horses. |
| ~ walk | walk at a pace.; "The horses walked across the meadow" |
| ~ rack, single-foot | go at a rack.; "the horses single-footed" |
| ~ gallop | go at galloping speed.; "The horse was galloping along" |
| v. (change) | 9. pace, step | measure (distances) by pacing.; "step off ten yards" |
| ~ measure, quantify | express as a number or measure or quantity.; "Can you quantify your results?" |
| v. (cognition) | 10. pace | regulate or set the pace of.; "Pace your efforts" |
| ~ shape, determine, influence, regulate, mold | shape or influence; give direction to.; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion" |
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