| Noun | 1. | 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" | |
| 2. | pace - the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" | |
| 3. | pace - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"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" | |
| 4. | pace - a step in walking or runningwalk, 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" | |
| 5. | pace - the rate of some repeating eventrate - 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" | |
| 6. | pace - a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stridefoot, ft - a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" lea - a unit of length of thread or yarn fathom, fthm - a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth | |
| Verb | 1. | 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" | |
| 2. | pace - go at a pace; "The horse paced"go, locomote, move, travel - change location; move, travel, or proceed; "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" canter - go at a canter, of horses walk - walk at a pace; "The horsese walked across the meadow" gallop - go at galloping speed; "The horse was galloping along" | |
| 3. | pace - measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"measure, quantify - express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?" | |
| 4. | pace - regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts" | |