pacing

Plural: pacings

Noun

• (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
• walking with slow regular strides
• The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.

Verb

• Walking with a regular step; setting the speed.
• walk with slow or fast paces
• go at a pace
• measure (distances) by pacing
• regulate or set the pace of
• present participle and gerund of pace

Examples

• His slow PACING around the Scrabble board indicated deep thought, or perhaps just indecision.

Synonyms

pace, step, tempo