self-paced

adjective

ˌself-ˈpāst 

: designed to permit learning at the student's own pace

self-paced math course

Examples of self-paced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

This certification is delivered self-paced and entirely online from MIT Management’s Executive Education unit. — Rachel Wells, Forbes.com, 8 Mar. 2026

But the Department of Health Care Services also commissioned one additional option to increase the capacity for initial training, hiring UCSD to create ASCEND, a free and self-paced online program that satisfies the requirement. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026

An asynchronous learning day means at least half of the virtual learning is self-paced with little or no live teacher interaction throughout the day. — Jenny Porter Tilley, IndyStar, 26 Jan. 2026

Modern methods of skill development—such as online and self-paced personalized learning in the flow of work—will help organizations develop a culture that keeps pace with the changing work world, keeping them ahead of the competition. — Amy Cappellanti-Wolf, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1947, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for self-paced

• aftertaste
• interfaced
• interlaced
• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced