pace

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   The speed at which something happens or moves.

   I prefer to live at a slow pace in the countryside.

2. 2
   noun

   A single step, or the distance covered by one step.

   I stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig.

3. 3
   verb

   To walk back and forth, especially because you are worried or impatient.

   He paced up and down the hall while he waited for the results.

From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with Spanish pasear.

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