pace
noun
a rate of movement, especially in stepping, walking, etc..
have been pacing
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present perfect progressiveof pace.present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Since 2023, however, labor productivity gains have been pacing at nearly twice that rate on a quarterly basis, and they grew at a 3.3% rate in this year’s second quarter.
From Barron's ● Dec. 1, 2025
Though layoff notices have been pacing higher, for now, unemployment remains low, at 4.2%.
From BBC ● Jul. 3, 2025
The two well-funded House Democrats have been pacing the field since the beginning of the year.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 3, 2023
Anguished friends and family have been pacing outside hospitals and morgues in anger and frustration, saying no one has been providing them information.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 16, 2023
The slumberer was the person who ought to have been pacing the deck.
From The Shellback's Progress In the Nineteenth Century by Walter Runciman
