n. 1 step, stride Please walk forward two paces 2 rate (of speed), tempo, speed, velocity, Colloq clip We were proceeding at a pace of five miles per hour
v. 3 walk, stride, tread; traverse Alistair paced up and down nervously, waiting for word from the surgeon 4 measure, gauge or gage, judge, rate, estimate, determine, reckon, figure, compute I was trying to pace myself to conserve some energy for a sprint finish