Pacing

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Pace \Pace\ (p[=a]s), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Paced} (p[=a]st); p.
     pr. & vb. n. {Pacing} (p[=a]"s[i^]ng).]
     1. To go; to walk; specifically, to move with regular or
        measured steps. "I paced on slowly." --Pope. "With speed
        so pace." --Shak.
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     2. To proceed; to pass on. [Obs.]
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              Or [ere] that I further in this tale pace.
                                                    --Chaucer.
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     3. To move quickly by lifting the legs on the same side
        together, as a horse; to amble with rapidity; to rack.
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     4. To pass away; to die. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  pacing \pacing\ n.
     the speed at which a composition is to be played.
  
     Syn: tempo.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  pacing
       n 1: (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
            [syn: {tempo}]
       2: walking with slow regular strides