Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adverb At a rapid pace; swiftly.
  • adverb In such a way or at such a speed as to keep up the requisite momentum; abreast.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • At a footpace; leisurely.
  • At a quick pace; with speed; quickly; swiftly; speedily; fast.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • adverb With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • adverb Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • adverb with rapid movements

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[Middle English a pas, from Old French : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad–) + pas, step; see pace.]

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

a- +‎ pace, circa 1350.

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Examples

  • Christians, were hastening to their own ruin apace, both efficiently and meritoriously, were setting both God and man against them; see 1

    Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume V (Matthew to John) 1721

  • None of Bacon's writings gives in short apace so vivid a picture of his tastes and aspirations as this fragment of the plan of an ideal commonwealth.

    New Atlantis Francis Bacon 1593

  • Government had reached agreement on all issues with Telkom's strategic equity partner, Thintana, and preparations were "apace" for the listing.

    ANC Daily News Briefing 2002

  • But with immigration from heavily Catholic nations continuing apace, the Latinoization of the American Catholic Church will only be accelerated.

    American Grace Robert D. Putnam 2010

  • Dawg is pleased to see the love fest between Espernza and Manuel continues apace but this is about something else.

    Page 2 2010

  • Mankind has prospered from science, but prosperity will endure only if institutional innovation keeps apace of technological innovation.

    The Prize in Economics 2009 - Presentation Speech 2009

  • Federal regulators sought Wednesday to prevent the growing furor over improper foreclosures from escalating, pressing mortgage lenders to replace flawed and fraudulent court documents while insisting that foreclosures continue apace.

    U.S. to lenders: No moratorium, but fix the mess Zachary A. Goldfarb 2010

  • Dawg is pleased to see the love fest between Espernza and Manuel continues apace but this is about something else.

    Page 2 2010

  • The time for those companies who value their staff and their business to shine and grow apace with social media and all the benefits of such.

    Ban social media, lose the marketing war, lose staff « pwcom 2.0 2009

  • At the end of the 19th century, the Civil War was still a recent memory, industrialization was proceeding apace and immigrants were streaming into the country.

    One Nation, Indivisible Melanie Kirkpatrick 2010

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  • with speed; quickly; swiftly

    March 18, 2009

  • Here let me breathe my last: envy me not

    This minute in your arms: I’ll die apace,

    As fast as e’er I can, and end your trouble.

    - John Dryden, 'All for Love'.

    September 20, 2009