pace
How fast someone or something moves or happens.
The speed or rate at which someone or something moves or happens.
To walk many times from one place to another because you are worried or thinking.
To walk back and forth repeatedly, often because of anxiety, impatience, or deep thought.
One step when you walk or run, sometimes used to measure distance.
A single step taken in walking or running, often used as a unit of distance.
To decide or control how fast something happens or moves.
To set, adjust, or control the speed of movement or activity.
A formal way to say you politely disagree with someone you name.
Used before a person's name to show polite disagreement with them; literally 'with the permission of.'
- Base: pace
- Plural: paces
- Base: pace
- 3rd Person Singular: paces
- Present Participle: pacing
- Past: paced
at a snail's pace
1move very slowly
To move very slowly, like a snail.
- Traffic was moving at a snail's pace.
- The project is progressing at a snail's pace.
at a snail's pace
1very slowly
Very slowly.
- The project is moving at a snail's pace.
- Because of the fog, traffic was crawling at a snail's pace.
- Repairs are happening at a snail's pace due to parts shortages.
- The line moved at a snail's pace.
change of pace
1shift in usual activity/speed
Something different from what you usually do, often for variety or rest.
- Let's go hiking this weekend for a change of pace.
- Reading fiction was a nice change of pace from my usual work.
keep pace with
1move/develop as fast as something else
To move or change as fast as something else so you are not left behind.
- The company must keep pace with new technology.
- She walks quickly to keep pace with him.
pick up the pace
1increase speed or activity rate
To go faster or do something quicker than before.
- We need to pick up the pace if we want to finish on time.
- She picked up the pace when she saw the bus coming.
set the pace
1establish speed/standard for others
To decide how fast something will go or what standard others should follow.
- Our team set the pace early in the game.
- This school sets the pace for others in education.