noun / verb · neutral
pace
/peɪs/PACE
Band 5-6speakingtask2
the speed at which something happens or is done; to control or set that speed
Examples
“Keep a steady pace during the run to avoid burning out.”
“She paced the room nervously before the match.”
“The pace of modern life can be stressful for many people.”
Band 8 sentence
“Elite runners control their pace precisely in the first half so they can accelerate in the final kilometres.”
Collocations
- set the pace
- steady/fast/slow pace
- pick up the pace
Word family
pace nounpace verbpaceful adjective (hiếm)
Common mistakes
make the pace→set the pace
fast pace of life→fast pace of life
Say it for a higher band
5speed→6tempo→7+pace
Synonyms
speed
tempo
Easily confused
speed
“The car was travelling at high speed on the motorway.”
tempo
“The orchestra kept a brisk tempo throughout the piece.”
Related words
Learn this word with the rest of its set, and get reminded at the right time.
In Sport & Exercise
Learn it with its set