paced

[ peyst ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

having a specified or indicated pace (usually used in combination):
fast-paced.
counted out or measured by paces. pace.
run at a pace set by a pacesetter.

Origin of paced¹

First recorded in 1575–85; pace ¹ + -ed ³

In The Lodger an ominous character paced the floor, which Hitchcock constructed of glass.

It is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.

“The good news is everything is really fast paced on the Internet,” she said.

The novel is a tautly paced thriller, but it also packs a searing satire of the much-ballyhooed modern world we live in.

The Sud Express dining car served a seven-course lunch, paced gracefully to last most of the journey.

It was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.

I joined him without speaking, and in silence we paced side by side for another quarter of an hour.

At a little distance from them, Garnache paced up and down to keep himself warm.

But Harris, exhausted and shaken as he was to the very core, paced by his side, only half listening.

The revelation was made soon after tea, when she sidled close up to him as they paced slowly along the sea-front in the dusk.

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