: 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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The nonprofit world is generally slow-paced.
—Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Chaney said getting electrolytes, sodium, potassium and magnesium is extremely important in fast-paced, long games like basketball and hockey.
—Sam Jane, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Michael Herr’s Dispatches is a fast-paced, hallucinatory account of his time covering the American War in Vietnam War for Esquire, built from vivid, ground-level experiences that show the psychological chaos of the conflict.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
And with microdramas and their fast-paced, high stakes storytelling often compared to soap operas and telenovelas, Nic Westaway, who played Kyle Braxton in 368 episodes of the Australian soap Home and Away, has found virtually non-stop work on microdramas since arriving in Vancouver.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
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Théoden Janes, Charlotte Observer, 5 Jan. 2026
Chaney said getting electrolytes, sodium, potassium and magnesium is extremely important in fast-paced, long games like basketball and hockey.
—Sam Jane, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2026
Michael Herr’s Dispatches is a fast-paced, hallucinatory account of his time covering the American War in Vietnam War for Esquire, built from vivid, ground-level experiences that show the psychological chaos of the conflict.
—Literary Hub, 19 Dec. 2025
And with microdramas and their fast-paced, high stakes storytelling often compared to soap operas and telenovelas, Nic Westaway, who played Kyle Braxton in 368 episodes of the Australian soap Home and Away, has found virtually non-stop work on microdramas since arriving in Vancouver.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 18 Dec. 2025
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“Paced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/paced. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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