paced

[peyst]

adjective

1. having a specified or indicated pace (usually used in combination).

   fast-paced.

2. counted out or measured by paces. pace.

3. run at a pace set by a pacesetter.

Other Word Forms

• unpaced adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of paced¹

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

Example Sentences

“Wicked: For Good” is a horribly lit, glacially paced slog that lacks the dynamism of the first film.

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Mrs. Clarke fretted and paced, but within the hour a thin plume of smoke rose from the bakehouse chimney.

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She paced in a circle inside the tower, to keep herself warm and help her think.

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After they were asleep, she paced the nursery like the captain of a lost ship, waiting for some glimpse of a star to steer by.

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Penelope paced the slippery floor in deep concentration, for her powers of deduction were at full throttle.

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