1. (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
   "The conductor increased the pacing for the final movement";
   - tempo
    
2. Walking with slow regular strides
   "His nervous pacing betrayed his anxiety about the upcoming meeting"

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