Definitions for apace
əˈpeɪsapace

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. quickly, rapidly, speedily, chop-chop, apaceadverb

   with rapid movements

   "he works quickly"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apaceadverb

   Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

   Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apaceadverb

   Etymology: from a and pace; that is, with a great pace.

   1. Quick; speedily: used of things in motion.

   Or when the flying libbard she did chace,
   She could them nimbly move, and after fly apace. F. Queen.

   Ay, quoth my uncle Glo’ster,
   Small herbs have grace, great weeds do grow apace.
   And since methinks, I would not grow so fast,
   Because sweet flow’rs are slow, and weeds make haste. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   He promis’d in his east a glorious race;
   Now sunk from his meridian, sets apace. John Dryden, Aurengz.

   Is not he imprudent, who, seeing the tide making haste towards him apace, will sleep till the sea overwhelm him. John Tillotson.

   2. With haste; applied to some action.

   The baron now his diamonds pours apace;
   Th’ embroider’d king who shows but half his face,
   And his refulgent queen. Alexander Pope, Rape of the Lock.

   3. Hastily; with speed: spoken of any kind of progression from one state to another.

   This second course of men,
   With some regard to what is just and right,
   Shall lead their lives, and multiply apace. John Milton, Par. Lost.

   The life and power of religion decays apace here and at home, while we are spreading the honour of our arms far and wide through foreign nations. Francis Atterbury, Sermons.

   If sensible pleasure, or real grandeur, be our end, we shall proceed apace to real misery. Isaac Watts, Improv. of the Mind.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. apace

   Apače (pronounced [ˈáːpatʃɛ]; German: Abstall) is a town in Slovenia and it is located on the border between Slovenia and Austria. It is the seat of the Municipality of Apače, which is the northernmost municipality in the traditional region of Slovenian Styria. It now belongs to the Mura Statistical Region. It is located 25 kilometers northeast of Maribor and 20 kilometers west of Murska Sobota.

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1. apace

   Apace is an adverb that means quickly or swiftly. It often used to describe something that is progressing or changing at a fast rate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apaceadverb

   with a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily

2. Etymology: [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Apace

   a-pās′, adv. at a quick pace: swiftly: fast: said of the flight of time generally. [Prep. a, and Pace.]

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How to pronounce apace?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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How to say apace in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apace in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apace in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of apace in a Sentence

1. Sergio Galvan:

   We're very upbeat about credit demand, but we'll have to see how the capitalization of banks evolves and whether it can keep apace with this appetite for credit.

2. Gigi Sohn:

   Youre going to have a situation where the kids in Montgomery County proceed apace and the kids and P.G. County fall further behind.

3. Steve Vladeck:

   These cases had been closely watched by everyone with financial interests in Puerto Rico because of the potential implications of a ruling that the oversight board Congress created in response to the financial crisis was unconstitutionally created -- and the massive uncertainty such a decision could have caused for all manner of contracts, investments, and debts, by upholding the board's composition, the Supreme Court today has taken the air out of challenges to the board -- such that its work can proceed apace.

4. Shakespeare A Lover's Complaint 279:

   This said, his watery eyes he did dismount, Whose sights till then were levell'd on my face; Each cheek a river running from a fount With brinish current downward flow'd apace: O, how the channel to the stream gave grace!

5. Don Kang:

   The global popularity of K-content has continued apace over 2022, over the last year, Korean series and films have regularly featured in our Global Top 10 list in more than 90 countries, and three of Netflix’s most-watched shows ever are from Korea.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=apace
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Apace
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=apace
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apace
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/apace
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=apace
8. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=apace