pace
🇺🇸
/peɪs/
🇬🇧
/peɪs/
noun
B2
how fast someone or something moves
The ball picked up pace as it rolled down the hill.
B2
how fast something happens
Rumors of corruption gained pace quickly.
R
one step when walking or running
Competitors must stand 20 paces apart.
R
how quickly something happens or changes
The novel has a slow pace.
verb
B2
to walk back and forth because you are nervous or upset
She paced back and forth outside the room.
R
to control how fast something happens
He paced his game well to win.
R
to manage your energy by working at a steady speed
He needs to learn to pace himself in this job.
preposition
R
used to politely disagree with someone
The evidence suggests, pace Professor Jones, that the theory is wrong.
translation
how fast someone or something moves; how fast something happens; one step when walking or running; how quickly something happens or changes
to walk back and forth because you are nervous or upset; to control how fast something happens; to manage your energy by working at a steady speed
used to politely disagree with someone
Word Forms
3rd Present
paces
Past
paced
Perfect
paced
Progressive
pacing
Plural
paces