Word: pace

n

• a step in walking or running
• a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
• the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
• the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• the rate of some repeating event
• the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"

v

• go at a pace; "The horse paced"
• measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"
• regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
• walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"

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