pace

noun

  1. 1

    a step in walking or running

  2. 2

    the relative speed of progress or change

    he lived at a fast pace

    he works at a great rate

  3. 3

    a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

  4. 4

    the distance covered by a step

    he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig

  5. 5

    the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

  6. 6

    the rate of some repeating event

verb

  1. 1

    measure (distances) by pacing

    step off ten yards

  2. 2

    regulate or set the pace of

    Pace your efforts

  3. 3

    walk with slow or fast paces

    He paced up and down the hall

  4. 4

    go at a pace

    The horse paced

Synonyms

Also useful for “pace”:Unscrambler