n.
Function: verb
Inflected Form: paced ; pac · ing
Date: 1513
intransitive verb
1 a : to walk with often slow or measured tread b : to move along : PROCEED
2 : to go at a pace ― used especially of a horse
transitive verb
1 a : to measure by pacing ― often used with off < paced off a 10-yard penalty> b : to cover at a walk <could hear him pacing the floor>
2 : to cover (a course) by pacing ― used of a horse
3 a : to set or regulate the pace of <taught them how to pace their solos for ⋯ impact ― Richard Goldstein> also : to establish a moderate or steady pace for (oneself) b (1) : to go before : PRECEDE (2) : to set an example for : LEAD c : to keep pace with