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pace | American Dictionary

pace
noun[ U ]
us/peɪs/

pacenoun[U] (SPEED)

the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes:
She walks four miles every day at a brisk pace.
You seem to be working at a slower pace than normal.
 keep pace
To keep pace is to be in the same position as someone or something else as each progresses or moves forward:
fig. The Orioles won their ninth straight game to keep pace with Boston.
pace
verb
us/peɪs/

paceverb (WALK)

[ I/T ]
to walk in one direction and then in the opposite direction, often because you are worried or waiting for something to happen:
[ I ]She paced back and forth outside the courtroom.

paceverb (SPEED)

[ T ]
to move, happen, or progress:
It was a cheaply produced film, sluggishly paced and poorly acted.
[ T ]
To pace a group or the members of a group is to lead them or stay even with them:
Smith scored 17 points to pace North Springs to a 78-38 victory.

pace | Business English

pace
noun[ C or U ]
uk /peɪs/us
the speed at which something happens or is done:
a fast/rapid pace
a slow/leisurely/sustainable pace
Their economy is expanding at an increasing pace.
They are struggling to keep up with the pace of change in the industry.
 force the pace
to make things happen more quickly or to force other people to do things more quickly:
New technologies are forcing the pace of globalization.
There will be no attempt to force the pace at next week's meeting.
 keep pace with sb/sth
to manage to do things at the same time or speed as someone else, or as quickly as necessary:
They simply can't keep pace with the competition.
We need to keep pace with the latest IT developments.
 pick up/gather pace
to start to happen more quickly:
The recovery from the global economic crisis is now gathering pace.
 put sb/sth through their paces
to make someone show you their skills and knowledge, or to test how well something works:
As the machines come off the assembly line, a team of quality controllers puts them through their paces.
The interview panel will put all candidates through their paces especially in relation to financial skills.
 set the pace
to be the first to do new things or to do them particularly well, so that other people or organizations have to follow your example if they want to succeed:
The company has set the pace for flexibility and rapid turnaround of orders.
The department is setting the pace with its use of virtual technology.
pace
verb[ T ]
uk /peɪs/us
 pace yourself
to try not to do things too quickly so that you have enough energy to be able to complete your task successfully:
Pacing yourself and setting achievable goals are the keys to success in this business.

Examples of pace

pace
The regular pattern of alternating long and short syllables, which is reversed only in the middle, accounts for the measured pace of both poems.
They were to be delegated certain powers to pace or control the movement of products between the final assembly spurs.
In this context, building and services underwent considerable expansion, although they did not keep pace with industry.
Also, the pace of the work, different dynamic levels, accents and phrasing were quite closely reflected by corresponding sound and graphics processes.
The rate of pacing then progressively falls once the underlying process settles (usually within five minutes) to allow intrinsic conduction to be re-instated.
To what extent did normative expectations about what constitutes a necessity keep pace?
The development of political and social institutions, which requires a much longer period, just could not keep pace.
In sum, with the decline in rural income in the 1930s, pampean agriculture ceased to attract capital at the same pace as in the past.
Venous abnormalities due to the chronic presence of permanent transvenous pacing leads do occur, but they are not usually associated with significant clinical symptoms.
These issues require on-farm enquiries to evaluate the work pace expectations of farmers and their interactions with on-farm practices.
The production lacked direction in terms of pace, comic timing, and characterization.
In 1968, the economy was functioning at a normal pace, with sales, personal income, and industrial production all growing above average.
Towards the end of the 19th century the pace of colonial takeovers and commercial penetration of poor countries quickened.
Not everything commercializes at the same time at the same pace, and input markets are often undeveloped or absent even as commodities become marketable.
However, by dropping the pace, the parents in turn could force the clergy, however briefly, to change direction.
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Collocations withpace

pace

These are words often used in combination with pace.

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accelerated pace
Reforms usually occur in a context of political turmoil and chaos, with interest groups being challenged and decisions being made at an acceleratedpace.
accelerating pace
Nevertheless, the area planted continued to expand at an acceleratingpace.
at an alarming pace
Three of them continue to this day and, indeed, one of them is accelerating at an alarmingpace.
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