Pace Word Meaning

Middle English: from Old French pas, from Latin passus ‘stretch (of the leg)’, from pandere ‘to stretch’

a single step taken when walking or running

single step

• Kirov stepped back a pace

speed in walking, running, or moving

speed in moving

• most traffic moved at the pace of the riverboat
• he's an aggressive player with plenty of pace
• the ring road allows traffic to flow at a remarkably fast pace

walk at a steady speed, especially without a particular destination and as an expression of anxiety or annoyance

walk at steady speed

• we paced up and down in exasperation
• she had been pacing the room

move or develop (something) at a particular rate or speed

move or develop at particular rate

• the action is paced to the beat of a perky march
• our fast-paced daily lives