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apace

[ uh-peys ]

adverb

  1. with speed; quickly; swiftly.


apace

/ əˈpeɪs /

adverb

  1. quickly; rapidly
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of apace1

First recorded in 1275–1325; Middle English a pas(e) “at a (good) pace”; a- 1, pace 1
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Word History and Origins

Origin of apace1

C14: probably from Old French à pas, at a (good) pace
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Example Sentences

Back at Foggy Bottom… More than three years after U.S. troops withdrew from Iraq, nation-building proceeds apace.

The state exchanges are working well, and the federal website will be fixed in plenty of time for enrollment to proceed apace.

Despite the disappointment, the thaw between Iran and the U.S. continued apace.

Efforts in Israel to find a way to “share the burden” more equally are proceeding apace.

Layoffs continue apace in the public sector: 11,000 public-sector jobs lost in April 2013.

By his commandment he maketh the snow to fall apace, and sendeth forth swiftly the lightnings of his judgment.

The night steals on us apace; and the angry clouds, threatning a storm, add to the awful gloom of the forest.

Preparations for the first dress rehearsal of The Spring Road went on apace.

The strange ship was only a bow shot from us, if a long one yet, but she was overhauling us apace.

In spite of reforms by improved compositions and legislative measures the degeneracy of the Gilds proceeded apace.

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