pace
/peɪs/
speed
She walked at a steady pace.
She moved with a consistent speed.
informal
The speed at which someone or something moves.
The runner increased his pace in the final lap.
He ran faster during the last part of the race.
Traffic was moving at a slow pace this morning.
Cars were traveling slowly.
Often used for people, animals, or machines.
informal
To walk back and forth, especially because of nervousness or thought.
He paced the room while waiting for the test results.
He walked repeatedly in the room, feeling anxious.
She paced herself before the presentation.
She walked around to calm her nerves.
Verb form; differs from the noun meaning.
Collocations
keep pace withmaintain the same speed or progress as something elseset the paceestablish a speed or standard for others to followat a brisk pacemoving quickly
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