pace :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

n. the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"

n. a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

n. the rate of some repeating event

n. the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

n. a step in walking or running

n. the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"

v. measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"

v. walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall"

v. go at a pace; "The horse paced"

v. measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards"

v. regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"

n. a person's manner of walking

n. a fast gait of a horse; a two-beat stride during which all four legs are off the ground simultaneously

n. a smooth three-beat gait; between a trot and a gallop

n. the act of running; traveling on foot at a fast pace; "he broke into a run"; "his daily run keeps him fit"

n. a gait faster than a walk; diagonally opposite legs strike the ground together

n. the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"

n. the act of moving forward toward a goal

n. any distinct time period in a sequence of events; "we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"