change of pace

noun phrase

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: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity

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Her time on the stand was a change of pace from three days of MSP Sgt. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 15 May 2025 As a change of pace, before going to shoot Victorian Psycho, Monroe will shoot Reminders of Him, Universal’s adaptation of the best-selling novel by Colleen Hoover that is a story of motherhood and redemption. Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 15 May 2025 For those seeking fulfillment, purpose, or a change of pace in their later years, an encore career may be the perfect solution. Andrew Rosen, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025 Having just embarked on an anguishing revenge quest in The Northman and embraced hedonistic horror in Infinity Pool, the new series from Chris and Paul Weitz was a nice change of pace. Shania Russell, EW.com, 23 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for change of pace

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of change of pace was in 1883

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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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