pace

I

(New American Roget's College Thesaurus)

n. rate, speed, velocity; step, measuring step; stride; gait, amble, rack, single-foot. —v. walk, step, stride; walk to and fro; measure; lead, set the pace. See motion, precedence, travel.

II

(Roget's IV) n.

Syn. step, velocity, movement; see speed .

• change of pace,

Syn. variation, alteration, diversity; see change 2 .

• go through one's paces,

Syn. show one's abilities, perform, exhibit; see display 1 .

• keep pace (with),

Syn. go at the same speed, maintain the same rate of progress, keep up with; see equal .

• off the pace,

Syn. out of first place, behind the leader, trailing after; see behind 3 .

• put through one's paces,

Syn. challenge, put to the test, run through a routine; see test 1 .

• set the pace,

Syn. begin, initiate, establish criteria; see lead 1 .

v.

1. [To stride]

Syn. walk, tread, traverse, travel, walk the floor, pace back and forth; see also walk 1 .

2. [To measure by pacing]

Syn. determine, pace off, step off; see measure 1 .

III

(Roget's 3 Superthesaurus)

I

n.

1. step gait, walk, run, stride, carriage.

2. speed velocity, clip, rate, momentum, progress.

II

v.

walk back and forth, *wear a rut in the carpet. see walk

IV

(Roget's Thesaurus II) I noun Rate of motion or performance: speed, tempo, velocity. Informal: clip1. See FAST. II verb To go on foot: ambulate, foot, step, tread, walk. Slang: hoof. Idiom: foot it. See MOVE.