🏃 Speed or rate 🚶 To walk back and forth ⏳ To control speed 👣 A step 📏 A length unit 📏 To measure steps 🐎 To move steadily

to pace

60 3.3

To control how fast you move or work

verb
/peɪs/

: marcar el ritmo

So yeah, pace yourself and take breaks if you have to.
pace a lesson

So, you know, try to pace your delivery a bit.

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Examples

You gotta learn to pace yourself.

The Boys in the Boat (2023)
My brother needs to learn to pace himself.

Boyhood (2014)
So, you know, try to pace your delivery a bit.

Gregory B. Sadler - That Philosophy Guy
And he said, you know what, you need to pace yourself.
And in particular, it's hard to know how to pace yourself.
You have to pace yourself.

Rat Race (2001)
I have to pace myself where else I'm going to die.
I just think we need to pace ourselves, that's all.

Bloodletting (1997)
Pace yourself, Brian.

Antitrust (2001)
During the marathon, it's important to pace yourself to avoid exhaustion.

Synonyms

to set the pace

vsto pace

7 4.1

Make the speed or level that others follow

regulates speed or progress directly rather than serving as an example

Idioms

at a snail's pace

Informal

3 3.8

Very slowly, much slower than usual

Phrasal Verbs

to keep pace

29 3.5

Move at the same speed as someone or something

to pick up the pace

23 4.0

To move or work faster

to set the pace

7 4.1

Make the speed or level that others follow

to quicken the pace

1 3.9

Move or work faster to finish sooner

Compounds

change of pace

Informal

18 3.2

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

fast pace

10 2.5

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

rapid pace

6 2.9

A speed of progress much faster than usual

steady pace

5 2.7

An even speed without big changes or stops

pace car

Jargon

3 4.5

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

glacial pace

Informal

1 6.8

A very slow speed of progress or movement

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

change-of-pace

Specialized

1 8.3

A slow pitch in baseball thrown to trick the batter

change-of-pace ball

Specialized

7.9

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

military pace

Specialized

7.0

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

geometric pace

Specialized

9.9

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

Roman pace

9.9

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

How Fast

to accelerate

Specialized

331 3.7

to speed up

161 2.5

to pace

60 3.3

to slow

957 1.0

to stall

166 4.3

Surface Forms

pace infinitive

paced past

paced past participle

pacing present participle

paces third person singular

Etymology

Pace comes from the Latin passus meaning 'step', and the idea of how fast steps happen led people to use it for speed control. That's why to pace yourself means to regulate your speed or progress.