Pace has 18 different meanings across 4 categories:
Noun · Verb · Prep · Proper Noun
Step.
"The pace of the holiday season felt like it was moving at an incredible speed right around Easter."
A step taken with the foot.
Easter.
In plain English: Pace is the speed at which something happens or moves.
"The runner increased her pace to catch up with the leader."
Usage: The word "pace" means a step or speed, not the holiday of Easter. Use it to describe how fast someone is walking or running, such as "walk at a steady pace."
To walk back and forth in a small distance.
"She paced nervously outside the classroom while waiting for her name to be called."
In plain English: To pace is to walk back and forth quickly, usually because you are nervous or waiting for something.
"She paced back and forth while waiting for the train to arrive."
Usage: Use "pace" to describe walking quickly back and forth, often while thinking or waiting anxiously. This action usually happens within a confined space like a room rather than covering long distances.
Describing a bowler who bowls fast balls.
"The spinner struggled to contain his pace after being asked to bowl the death over in the final innings."
In plain English: Pace describes something that happens at a steady speed or rhythm.
"The runner maintained a steady pace throughout the race."
Usage: As an adjective, pace describes a bowler's ability to deliver fast deliveries rather than referring to speed in general. Use it specifically when characterizing the velocity of a cricketer's bowling action.
With all due respect to.
"With all due respect to your opinion, I still think we should change our plans."
Acronym of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.
"Mr. Pace shook hands with his new neighbor before introducing himself to the rest of the block."
A surname.
The word "pace" comes from the Latin passus, meaning a step or stride taken by walking. It entered English through Old French and Anglo-Norman, eventually becoming a doublet related to other words like "pas.