paces

Noun

• the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
• the distance covered by a step
  • "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
• the relative speed of progress or change
• a step in walking or running
• the rate of some repeating event
• a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride
• plural of pace

Verb

• walk with slow or fast paces
• go at a pace
• measure (distances) by pacing
• regulate or set the pace of
• third-person singular simple present indicative of pace

Synonyms

footstep, gait, pace, rate, step, stride, tempo, tread, yard

Related Words

put one through one's paces