pace of life

noun phrase

—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.

Examples of pace of life in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While many young Nepalese still leave to pursue opportunities abroad, Sangita believes the country offers something increasingly rare — a slower pace of life, a deeply rooted spirituality, and an enduring human warmth that can’t be replicated by technology. —Livia Hengel, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025

Live the Moment On the central coast, the pace of life naturally slows down. —Pismo Beach Conference and Visitor Bureau, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025

Backpackers found the country decades ago, drawn by staggeringly beautiful limestone mountains, elaborate Buddhist temples and an unhurried and inexpensive pace of life. —The New York Times News Service Syndicate, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Feb. 2025

Furthermore, poor diets are common in the U.S., and the fast pace of life can cause more stress than women experience elsewhere, Annapoorna Kini, MD, director of the Interventional Structural Heart Disease Program for the Mount Sinai Fuster Heart Hospital in New York, added. —Kaitlin Sullivan, Health, 2 Apr. 2025

Rhymes for pace of life

• afterlife
• pocketknife
• alewife
• birdlife
• folklife
• housewife
• jackknife
• loosestrife
• midlife
• midwife
• nightlife
• penknife