Overview of noun pace

The noun pace has 6 senses

• pace, gait -- (the rate of moving (especially walking or running))


• footstep, pace, step, stride -- (the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig")


• pace, rate -- (the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated")


• pace, stride, tread -- (a step in walking or running)


• tempo, pace -- (the rate of some repeating event)


• yard, pace -- (a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride)

Overview of verb pace

The verb pace has 4 senses

• pace -- (walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall")


• pace -- (go at a pace; "The horse paced")


• pace, step -- (measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards")


• pace -- (regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts")