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pac·ing

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. tempo, pacingnoun

    (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

  2. pacingnoun

    walking with slow regular strides

Wiktionary

  1. pacingnoun

    The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing.

ChatGPT

  1. pacing

    Pacing refers to the speed or rhythm of an activity, story, or event, whether it's slow, fast, or maintains a consistent rate. In literature, it relates to how quickly or slowly the plot events unfold to create suspense or tension. In film, it's how scenes progress to compel audience engagement. In sports, it refers to the strategy used by athletes to distribute their energy evenly to maintain a steady speed and avoid fatigue. Overall, pacing is about controlling the level and timing of activity or progress.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pacing

    of Pace

Wikidata

  1. Pacing

    Pacing A reasonably easy and quick method of measuring distance in the field is by pacing. Pacing is a method used to measure a distance and is often used with a sighting or hand compass. Most commonly, pacing is split up into segments, such as chains, which are set measures of distance. By determining your own pace, distance can easily be estimated.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of pacing in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of pacing in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of pacing in a Sentence

  1. Jay Rood:

    If it continues to pace the way it's pacing we're going to be massive Denver Broncos fans. We're going to want the favourite-to-win-but-not-cover scenario, a Broncos win wouldn't be disastrous, but it wouldn't be the best-case scenario for us.

  2. Rory McIlroy:

    Yes, you're going to miss some events you might want to play, it's all about pacing yourself.

  3. John Richardson:

    All of those things are on the table, there are possibilities, its a matter of pacing, its very new technology for us.

  4. Scott Belsky:

    It was his way of pacing the company... and getting all [ the ] energy to get something right.

  5. Bryan Leblanc:

    There are many unknowns at this point including confirmation of resettlement locations, timing and pacing of resettlement, and total numbers of refugees.

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