Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun pacing
2 senses of pacing
Sense 1
tempo, pacing -- ((music) the speed at which a composition is to be played)
=> musical time -- ((music) the beat of musical rhythm)
Sense 2
pacing -- (walking with slow regular strides)
=> gait -- (a person's manner of walking)
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb pace
4 senses of pace
Sense 1
pace -- (walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the hall")
=> walk -- (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet")
Sense 2
pace -- (go at a pace; "The horse paced")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 3
pace, step -- (measure (distances) by pacing; "step off ten yards")
=> quantify, measure -- (express as a number or measure or quantity; "Can you quantify your results?")
Sense 4
pace -- (regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts")
=> determine, shape, mold, influence, regulate -- (shape or influence; give direction to; "experience often determines ability"; "mold public opinion")