change of pace
noun phrase
1
: changeup
2
: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity
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Perfetti said that playing a lion was a welcome change of pace.
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André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
For the Fellow Travelers star, who is nominated for an Emmy this year for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, tackling Mid-Century Modern proved a welcome change of pace.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
On the surface, Touch seems to be a sudden change of pace for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, a quiet and polished film-of-the-book (in this case, the novel of the same name by fellow countryman Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson) that could easily pass for a BBC presentation.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 July 2024
The move out of the suburbs and into the deeper farm country of Treasure Valley, Idaho, not only gave Elias Herrera a change of pace but also Internet stardom.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
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André Wheeler, The New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2024
For the Fellow Travelers star, who is nominated for an Emmy this year for outstanding lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie, tackling Mid-Century Modern proved a welcome change of pace.
—Jp Mangalindan, Peoplemag, 13 Aug. 2024
On the surface, Touch seems to be a sudden change of pace for Icelandic director Baltasar Kormákur, a quiet and polished film-of-the-book (in this case, the novel of the same name by fellow countryman Ólafur Jóhann Ólafsson) that could easily pass for a BBC presentation.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 12 July 2024
The move out of the suburbs and into the deeper farm country of Treasure Valley, Idaho, not only gave Elias Herrera a change of pace but also Internet stardom.
—Matthew Acosta, Peoplemag, 4 July 2024
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