paced

[ peyst ]

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adjective

having a specified or indicated pace (usually used in combination): fast-paced.

counted out or measured by paces.

run at a pace set by a pacesetter.

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Origin of paced

First recorded in 1575–85; pace¹ + -ed³

OTHER WORDS FROM paced

un·paced, adjective

Words nearby paced

Pacceka, paccha, pace, pace bowler, pace car, paced, pace lap, pacemaker, pacer, pacesetter, paceway

How to use paced in a sentence

Grover Gardner narrates this fast-paced, touching and often funny novel with his usual clarity and panache.
The best audiobooks for your summer drive, sorted by length — and who’s in the car|Katherine A. Powers|May 27, 2021|Washington Post
The book is wide-ranging, fast-paced and highly entertaining, covering aspects of evolution, extinction, geology and climate change.
Update your playlist with these great new audiobooks|Katherine Powers|May 7, 2021|Washington Post
In fast-paced, short chapters, Maraniss writes of Burke’s pain and of his legacy.
A high-five for ‘Singled Out’|Kathi Wolfe|March 26, 2021|Washington Blade
Nonetheless, this fast-paced and well-researched book underscores how the nation’s legal and political systems struggle to hold the most powerful elected leaders responsible for their crimes.
Vice President Agnew’s misdeeds, and the challenges of holding him accountable|Matthew Dallek|December 18, 2020|Washington Post

This might sound slow-paced, but it could bring in significant economic benefits.
Are Sailing Drones the Next Big Military Weapon?|Charu Kasturi|November 23, 2020|Ozy
In The Lodger an ominous character paced the floor, which Hitchcock constructed of glass.
Alfred Hitchcock’s Fade to Black: The Great Director’s Final Days|David Freeman|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It is a joy to watch Shafer seamlessly work incisive commentary on contemporary life into a fast-paced spine-chiller.
The Best Fiction of 2014: Ford, Ferrante, Klay, and More|William O’Connor|December 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“The good news is everything is really fast paced on the Internet,” she said.
Amazon’s Turkers Kick Off the First Crowdsourced Labor Guild|Kevin Zawacki|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The novel is a tautly paced thriller, but it also packs a searing satire of the much-ballyhooed modern world we live in.
The Author Of The Summer's Hit Paranoid Fantasy Opens Up|William O’Connor|August 15, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The Sud Express dining car served a seven-course lunch, paced gracefully to last most of the journey.
Is This Hemingway’s Pamplona or a Lot of Bull?|Clive Irving|July 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
It was a difficulty foreseen long ago in Socialist discussions, but never completely met by the thorough-paced Communist.
The Salvaging Of Civilisation|H. G. (Herbert George) Wells
I joined him without speaking, and in silence we paced side by side for another quarter of an hour.
Uncanny Tales|Various
At a little distance from them, Garnache paced up and down to keep himself warm.
St. Martin's Summer|Rafael Sabatini
But Harris, exhausted and shaken as he was to the very core, paced by his side, only half listening.
Three More John Silence Stories|Algernon Blackwood
The revelation was made soon after tea, when she sidled close up to him as they paced slowly along the sea-front in the dusk.
The Empty House And Other Ghost Stories|Algernon Blackwood