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Noun: pacing  pey-sing
  1. (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
    - tempo
     
  2. Walking with slow regular strides
Verb: pace  peys
  1. Walk with slow or fast paces
    "He paced up and down the hall"
     
  2. Go at a pace
    "The horse paced"
     
  3. Measure (distances) by pacing
    "pace off ten yards";
    - step
     
  4. Regulate or set the pace of
    "Pace your efforts"

Derived forms: pacings

Type of: determine, gait, go, influence, locomote, measure, mold [N. Amer], mould [Brit, Cdn], move, musical time, quantify, quantitate, regulate, shape, travel, walk

Encyclopedia: Pacing

Pace, Peter