pace

Noun

• a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride

• the rate of some repeating event

• a step in walking or running

• the relative speed of progress or change
  • he lived at a fast pace
    
  • he works at a great rate
    
  • the pace of events accelerated
    

• the distance covered by a step
  • he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig
    

• the rate of moving (especially walking or running)

Verb

• regulate or set the pace of
  • Pace your efforts
    

• measure (distances) by pacing
  • step off ten yards
    

• go at a pace
  • The horse paced
    

• walk with slow or fast paces
  • He paced up and down the hall
    

Related words

• Synonyms: 
  yard , tempo , stride , tread , rate , footstep , step , gait