Definitions

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

  • noun the speed at which a composition is to be played.

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  • verb Present participle of pace.
  • noun The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.

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

  • noun walking with slow regular strides
  • noun (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

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Examples

  • A seething Mick Malthouse, who spent the last seven minutes of the term pacing the boundary line, galloped onto the field on the quarter-time siren and immediately called his players together for an old-fashioned 'bake'.

    Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines Angus Morgan at the MCG 2010

  • A seething Mick Malthouse, who spent the last seven minutes of the term pacing the boundary line, galloped onto the field on the quarter-time siren and immediately called his players together for an old-fashioned 'bake'.

    Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines Angus Morgan at the MCG 2010

  • A seething Mick Malthouse, who spent the last seven minutes of the term pacing the boundary line, galloped onto the field on the quarter-time siren and immediately called his players together for an old-fashioned 'bake'.

    Sportal.com.au - Latest News Headlines Angus Morgan at the MCG 2010

  • A seething Mick Malthouse, who spent the last seven minutes of the term pacing the boundary line, galloped onto the field on the quarter-time siren and immediately called his players together for an old-fashioned 'bake'.

    Latest News - Yahoo!7 News 2010

  • But I think the pacing is a bit off in the switch-over between the Jake-writing-at-18 and Jake-writing-at-23 sections; the book bottoms out and takes a little while to get back into gear.

    What I've Just Read: Dragonhaven ewillett 2009

  • I recommend reading it to anyone who enjoys the science fiction, especially military science fiction (although the pacing is a bit slower than your typical mil sf).

    Review: Old Man’s War by John Scalzi : #comments 2007

  • Given the length of the book, the pacing is about what you'd expect.

    REVIEW: Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton 2006

  • Accepting that "pacing" is very important and then carrying it out with "the skill of a dancer"?

    Writing and Publishing 2010

  • Not only has the standardization of curriculum begot test-prep and boredom, but "pacing" is its toxic spawn.

    Gary Stager: Why Should she Work for you? Gary Stager 2010

  • The visuals are really good, the pacing is a teensy bit slow at first but overwhelmingly solid, the direction is about 85% outstanding, the storytelling elements are all present and accounted for, the setting is a novel one (more or less), the acting is fine, the characters aren't too stupid to breathe but they're not smart enough to see the whole threat in time to do something about it ... and here's where this review must take a turn for the strange: even so, The Abandoned doesn't work.

    The Abandoned moriarty6 2007

  • A physiotherapist gave him advice on pacing, an activity management technique to manage his symptoms, and doctors ran a battery of tests on him to rule out other conditions.

    A young life, interrupted: finding hope – and an identity – while suffering from long Covid Kate Kim Selig 2022

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