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change of pace
[ cheynj uhv peys ]
noun
- temporary shift or variation in a normal routine or regular pattern of activity:
Reading a mystery novel has been a real change of pace for me.
- Baseball: Older Use. changeup ( def ).
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Word History and Origins
Origin of change of pace1
First recorded in 1650–60; 1865–70 change of pace fordef 2
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Idioms and Phrases
A shift in normal routine, a variation in usual activities or pattern, as in She's smiling in that one photo, just for a change of pace , or After six hours at my desk I need a change of pace, so I'm going for a swim . This term originated in a number of sports where strategy can involve altering the speed of, for example, a pitched or struck ball or a horse's gait. By the mid-1900s it was being transferred to other enterprises.Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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