Pace
the pace (noun) - the speed and rhythm of something
a blistering pace
keep up a blistering pace
an even pace
walk at an even pace
work at an even pace
a measured pace
a lightning pace
work at your own pace
increase the pace
slow down the pace
at a snail's pace
set the pace
maintain the pace
keep up the pace
quicken the pace
a rapid pace
a leisurely pace
slacken the pace a bit
the slow pace of economic reform
a hectic pace
a frenzied pace
a furious pace
change the pace
keep the fast pace going
keep up with the quick pace
the pace of reform
a brisk pace
the pace of the race
stepped up the pace a little
the ancient city followed the lunar year so that the agricultural year kept pace with the sun
quicken the pace of a movie to make it more exciting
I want everything to happen at my pace
dictate the pace
progress at an easy pace
progress at an easy pace in your language learning
the whole pattern and pace of life is more gentle in the small town
the tone and pace of the 40 minute monologue
the pace of change accelerated dramatically in the early 1980s
the direction of change versus the pace of change
kept pace with advances in technology
the freedom of your own car enables your to visit at your own pace
visit at your own pace
a feeling of excessive pace is a potent cause of dissatisfaction
feelings of excessive pace are symptomatic of the housewife who is generally dissatisfied, and do not proceed directly from qualities of housework
the Japanese had forced the pace of change
the leisurely pace of higher education
after the holidays the drift back to work gathered pace
speak at the right pace
a change of pace
he would pace the floor at meetings
it was difficult to keep pace with the demand for sodium
she quickened her pace, desperate to escape
back in his hometown where he can unashamedly lead life at a crawling pace
she set the pace for eight of the 12 laps
increasing disillusionment over the slow pace of reform
popular disappointment with the slow pace of economic reform
Example sentences:
* I'd have liked everything to happen at my pace.
* The man slackened his pace as he walked.
* Electronic relays have kept pace with advances in semiconductor technology.
* Parallel action cutting is a good way to increase the pace and interest of your movies.
* Before, it our company was dictating the pace, not any more.
* If the direction of change was already clear by the end of the 1970s, the pace of change accelerated dramatically in the early 1980s.
* Pedal at your own pace.
* The rest of life goes at a sort of jog-along pace and you're lucky if it's reasonably contented.
* And there's nowhere he'd rather be than back in his hometown where he can unashamedly lead life at a crawling pace.
* Feeling even more guilty, and appalled at her own behaviour, she quickened her pace, desperate to escape.
* He would pace the floor at meetings, pleading Lord save souls and leap over the seats shouting "Glory!" when he saw an answer to his prayers.
* The now misnamed Aluminium Company flourished, and it was difficult to keep pace with the demand for sodium.
* In the 250 race Gary Jess set the pace for eight of the 12 laps, before front fork failure forced him to slow down.
* Language learning progresses at an easy pace, with plenty of reinforcement and revision to ensure lessons are thoroughly learnt.
* The whole pattern and pace of life is more gentle, more in keeping with the needs (emotional, physical and intellectual) of the children.
* Alternative fuel use is gathering pace in countries like Austria, but the UK lags behind.
* The bigger man lengthened his stride to keep up with Richard's quick pace down the red-carpeted palace corridor.
* The freedom of your own car enables your to visit at your own pace, any of the lovely towns and villages that Holland is famous for.
* This finding is inconsistent with the conclusions of various surveys of job satisfaction in industry, according to which a feeling of excessive pace is a potent cause of dissatisfaction.
* Feelings of excessive pace are symptomatic of the housewife who is generally dissatisfied, and do not proceed directly from qualities of housework as work (although frequent time limits are intrinsic to housework and affect attitudes to work tasks).
* For, whereas the Pharisees adhered to the lunar year (with intercalary months so that the agricultural year kept pace with the sun), the Sadducees adopted the luni-solar year used by the Greeks.
* The production is cleverly controlled by Gerardine McDermottroe's understated direction, and the tone and pace of the 40 minute monologue are skilfully animated to prevent it ever becoming tedious… the poetic torrent of Frank McGuinness' text comes to life with a terrifying and portentous symbolism for a rivetting piece of drama.
* This was a contentious issue, since the British, French and the Dutch had every intention of returning to their former territories, not comprehending the extent to which the Japanese had forced the pace of change.
* The pressure comes most obviously in terms of the recently imposed completion rates for postgraduate research, but there also seems to be a more general irritation in policy circles with what seems to be the leisurely pace of higher education, a pace which some would link with the original meaning of the word scholar.
* After the New Year, as the hardship faced by the miners, their families and their communities grew greater, so the drift back to work gathered pace.
* If you play back a recording of the rehearsal, consider whether you spoke at the right pace, and particularly whether you made an impressive pause at the right moment.
* The European Communities (EC) were reported on June 11 to have warned South Africa that there was increasing disillusionment in Europe over the slow pace of reform.
* Popular disappointment with the slow pace of economic reform was expressed in a wave of strikes and demonstrations in mid-June, as the two main trade union groups, the National Confederative Union and the Fratia trade union bloc, sought the resignation of Prime Minister Petre Roman over the rapidly rising unemployment level (conservatively estimated at 1,100,000).
* The project aims to help college administrators and planners identify changes and if necessary redesign learning programmes to ensure they keep pace with comparable courses at other colleges in Europe.
* The book relates to 1990, before the re-unification of Germany and naturally, with the pace of major changes taking place economically and politically, is out of date in some respects.
