pace of life
Definition of pace of life
—used to refer to the speed at which changes and events occur She liked the fast pace of life in the city. We moved to a small town, seeking a slower pace of life.
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: rate of movement
: an established rate of locomotion
: rate of progress
: to walk with often slow or measured tread
: to move along : proceed
: to cover at a walk
: contrary to the opinion of
: the quality that distinguishes a vital and functional being from a dead body
: a principle or force that is considered to underlie the distinctive quality of animate beings
: an organismic state characterized by capacity for metabolism (see metabolism 1), growth, reaction to stimuli, and reproduction
: of or relating to animate being
: lifelong
: using a living model
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