Dictionary definition · pace
noun
- the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
- the distance covered by a step"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
- the relative speed of progress or change"he lived at a fast pace"
- a step in walking or running
- the rate of some repeating event
- a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
verb
- walk with slow or fast paces"He paced up and down the hall"
- go at a pace"The horse paced"
- measure (distances) by pacing"step off ten yards"
- regulate or set the pace of"Pace your efforts"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).