change of pace
noun phrase
1
: changeup
2
: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity
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Falling apart and ending up with a top-10 pick would be a huge change of pace.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Briggs and Kaufman have good chemistry, and their competitive office flirtation provided a nice change of pace to Steven and Taylor snapping at each other and going in circles.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In taste tests, more than 80% of people said the marshmallow felt like a refreshing change of pace.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s not a huge change of pace for either company as Apple has regularly worked with Google as its preferred search partner.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Sep. 2025
Briggs and Kaufman have good chemistry, and their competitive office flirtation provided a nice change of pace to Steven and Taylor snapping at each other and going in circles.
—Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 17 Sep. 2025
In taste tests, more than 80% of people said the marshmallow felt like a refreshing change of pace.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
That’s not a huge change of pace for either company as Apple has regularly worked with Google as its preferred search partner.
—James Peckham, PC Magazine, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for change of pace
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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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