change of pace
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3.2
- noun
- Informal
:
cambio de ritmo
- After weeks of routine workouts, trying yoga for a week was a welcome change of pace.
So whilst it maybe wasn't a change of pace, what, what did you learn about yourself in that.
- So whilst it maybe wasn't a change of pace, what, what did you learn about yourself in that.
- And I just, I got to not worry about, you know, looking good, which was a nice change of pace.
- But it's always a nice change of pace when you work with a brand who's just kind of like, hey, you do you.
- A somewhat normal summer is a refreshing change of pace, and with Best Friends, you can give your brain that summertime feeling all year long.
- And it's a little bit abstract, a little bit mathematical and would soon have a big change of pace when we start talking about industrial machine vision.
- So this is kind of an abrupt change of pace because this weekend all passed and I couldn't film because we lost electricity.
- A little all over the place, a little bit different change of pace for sure, but I want to film it, keep you guys updated.
Examples
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Relaxing, and a welcome change of pace, if only for a few minutes.
Blog text (22) -
Just for a change of pace.
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I need a change of pace.
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All you need is a change of pace.
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You need a little change of pace.
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This is a real change of pace for you.
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It's a great change of pace.
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Yeah, that'd be a nice change of pace.
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I'd promised myself one more module before rejoining the kids, and I definitely needed a change of pace.
Fiction book (1991) -
It's such a refreshing change of pace from that dreadful embezzler... what's his name again?
Fiction book (2002)
Synonyms
18
3.3
A trip to a new place to feel refreshed
15
3.3
An exciting experience that is not familiar and brings new challenges
Antonyms
How Different
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4.6
52
3.7
363
3.5
- Informal
18
3.2
113
3.0
∞
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is compositionally a ‘change in pace’ — literally a change in tempo or rate — so a learner who knows ‘change’ and ‘pace’ can infer it refers to a variation from the usual routine. The preposition ‘of’ only links the nouns and the use of ‘pace’ metaphorically for rate of activity is common cross-linguistically, making the sense predictable for B1 learners.
Etymology
The expression change of pace comes from the simple image of changing how fast you walk or run: pace is the speed you move and change is to do it differently. That's why a change of pace now means doing something 'different from your usual routine' to get a nice break.