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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. Murray Ford:

    We have found Marshall Islands are resilient in the face of rising seas and that sediment supply to some atolls is out-pacing sea level rise, what we don't know is how that will play out in coming decades.

  2. Chuck Lorre:

    I ’m a nervous wreck, it’s an entirely different animal. It’s a wholly different way to tell a story, and the working process is very different. It’s much slower … I think the pacing is obviously very different.

  3. Joe Schrank:

    Some say it's hypocritical because, you know, you're supposed to go to rehab to get off drugs, and cessation of drug use can be a goal for some people, but pacing is also important.

  4. Tina Fey:

    I’m on a plane, trying to write the thing … trying to provide some relief, you try your best, you try to have your eyes open, try to be so mindful, but it’s also a fast-moving train. I felt like a gymnast who did like a very solid routine and broke her ankle on the landing. Because it’s literally within the last 2-3 sentences of the piece that I chumped it. And I screwed up, and the implication was that I was telling people to give up and not be active and to not fight. That wasnotmy intention, obviously. … I didn’t want anybody to get hurt. … If I had a time machine, I could go back…I would end the piece by saying… ‘Fight them in every way except the way that they want.’ But I didn’t write that in time! I wrote that two days later as I was pacing in my house. It’s painful. I wanted to help, but I chumped it. But the culture of apology is not for me.

  5. Cate Campbell:

    Just needed to get through to the next round and that's exactly what I did. Didn't want to expend any more energy than you have to, i knew having Sarah next to me, if she was pushing me then I'd get through to the semi-finals no worries. She's a good pacing buddy.

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