- present participle of pace.
pacing
Example Sentences
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Watching that Rosetta Stone-cold stupid footage here, you’re struck not only by his audacity, but by the scene’s excruciating comic pacing.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Mr. Netravalkar is an engaging central figure and the pacing of the film is fairly brisk even though this viewer found the production values mixed.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 16, 2026
Both diets reduced calorie intake, but the fasting and protein pacing group showed greater weight loss and more pronounced shifts in the gut microbiome.
From Science Daily • May 31, 2026
The latest weekly jobless claims numbers remained relatively low at just 209,000, pending home sales were robust, and the Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow tool is pacing for 4.3% growth in the second quarter.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
She kept pacing back and forth by her cellar door.
From "The Detective's Assistant" by Kate Hannigan
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