pace

US /peɪs/
UK /peɪs/
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1.

a single step taken when walking or running

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He took a few paces forward.
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She measured the room in paces.
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stepstride
2.

the speed at which someone or something walks, runs, or moves

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The runner set a fast pace.
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Work continued at a steady pace.
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speedratetemporhythm
1.

walk at a steady and consistent speed, especially back and forth

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He began to pace nervously around the room.
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She paced the floor, deep in thought.
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walkstridetread
2.

measure (a distance) by pacing

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He paced out the length of the garden.
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The surveyor paced off the boundary lines.
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measurestep off
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at a snail's paceset the pacekeep pace with