pacing

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pacing

/ˈpeɪsɪŋ/

Rhymes with -eɪsɪŋ

verb

gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of pace

noun pacings

The act of moving in paces, or their arrangement or timing. We have repeatedly referred to the usefulness of steps, lines, ticks, clocks, routines, pacings, etc. - scales, measures, series, patterns, disposed in a fixed and regular and conventional space-time.
The speed at which a story is told.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: tempo, speed, ripple, boosting, overdrive, enhancement, underdrive, stimulus, stimulation, incentive, stimulatory, stimulating, policer, encouragement, training, rate

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"pacing." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/pacing.

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@misc{pacing_2026,
  title = {pacing},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pacing},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}