: moving or progressing at a stated speed
—used in combination
a fast-paced action movie
… this slow-paced city of courtly manners and stately architecture …—
Alison Gregor
Alison GregorPeople who like escapist fiction want a quick-paced read that will entertain and provide certain personal requisites.—Ronn Kaiser
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These were just the kind of fast-paced, blunt maneuvers that Bovino relishes.
—Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
With Ryan O’Neal as the conniving fool who social-climbs and lies his way through war and peace, Kubrick matches perfectly paced, often-hilarious satire with a sanguine view of human selfishness and impermanence.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The novel isn’t still, either, throwing us into a fast-paced, daring, but tender investigation into the role of ambition in art.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams, in a faded plaid shirt, gray hair sprouting from under a John Deere hat, paced.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
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Elliot Spagat, Chicago Tribune, 5 Sep. 2025
With Ryan O’Neal as the conniving fool who social-climbs and lies his way through war and peace, Kubrick matches perfectly paced, often-hilarious satire with a sanguine view of human selfishness and impermanence.
—Christina Newland, Vulture, 5 Sep. 2025
The novel isn’t still, either, throwing us into a fast-paced, daring, but tender investigation into the role of ambition in art.
—Eliana Ramage
september 4, Literary Hub, 4 Sep. 2025
Williams, in a faded plaid shirt, gray hair sprouting from under a John Deere hat, paced.
—Molly Parker, ProPublica, 4 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for paced
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“Paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paced. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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