to pace

Examples

• All

• I just need you to help me pace out 25 yards for the egg race, starting here, OK?

  Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)

• I pace off the distance between those exits and my seat.

  A Perfect Getaway (2009)

• You were pacing out the distance.

  Denial (2016)

• If you have time, pace off the distance between the two pennies.

  Academic text (2000)

• First, I'm gonna pace off 12 feet, that's the length of the bedroom.

  12 Angry Men (1997)

• The men got out of the truck, and Monty began to pace out rows, marking them with twine.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Back to the logging road, she paced off the miles to the crossroads.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Can you help me pace out 20 yards for the relay race starting from this point?

• I usually pace off the distance for the new garden layout before I start digging.

• To prepare for his hike, he decided to pace out a route around the park.

Idioms

A

at a snail's pace

• Informal

3 3.8

Very slowly, much slower than usual

Phrasal Verbs

K

to keep pace

29 3.5

Move at the same speed as someone or something

P

to pick up the pace

23 4.0

To move or work faster

S

to set the pace

7 4.1

Make the speed or level that others follow

Q

to quicken the pace

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

Compounds

C

change of pace

• Informal

18 3.2

An activity that is different from your normal routine to give you a pleasant break

F

fast pace

10 2.5

A speed that is quicker than usual for a task or activity

R

rapid pace

6 2.9

A speed of progress much faster than usual

S

steady pace

5 2.7

An even speed without big changes or stops

P

pace car

• Jargon

3 4.5

A fast car that leads racing cars around the track before the race starts

G

glacial pace

• Informal

1 6.8

A very slow speed of progress or movement

P

pace lap

• Jargon

1 7.2

The first time cars go around the track in a race when drivers go slowly to prepare for the start

C

change-of-pace

• Specialized

1 8.3

A slow pitch in baseball thrown to trick the batter

C

change-of-pace ball

• Specialized

7.9

A baseball pitch thrown much slower than expected to surprise a batter

M

military pace

• Specialized

7.0

A soldier's single marching step, usually 30 or 36 inches

G

geometric pace

• Specialized

9.9

A unit of length equal to five feet used for measuring land

R

Roman pace

9.9

The distance of one full step from the heel to the same heel, about five feet

How Exact

to survey

• Specialized

22 4.4

to measure

700 1.0

to pace

6 2.9

estimate

370 2.6

to guess

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

Etymology