# paced

Pronunciation: say "PAYST" /peɪst/

## Verb

1. Simple past and past participle of pace. — simple past and past participle of pace
   - Simple: Simple past and past participle of pace. Use this form for something that already happened, or after "have" or "had".
   - _Anxious relatives paced the hospital corridor through the night._
   - _The runner paced herself carefully over the final miles._

## Adjective

2. Having a specified rate of movement, rhythm, or progression.
   - Simple: Moving or happening at a certain speed, such as fast or slow.
   - _The novel is briskly paced, moving from one crisis to the next._
   - _Critics praised the film as tightly paced and free of dead scenes._

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