: 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 …—
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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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Responses may vary to Joel Edgerton's slightly wooden lead performance but Jennifer Connelly is inarguably great and the well paced twists of the nine-episode run are super exciting for those who don't know what is coming.
—New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
The workouts are usually broken into a few circuits to keep things interesting and fast paced.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
Rivals is a briskly paced and positively addictive British romp with plenty of scandalous twists, lusty ribald humor, and more serious notes of genuine pain lurking beneath the frothy surface.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The pace has been trimmed to an evenly paced, never-dull three hours.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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New Atlas, 6 Mar. 2025
The workouts are usually broken into a few circuits to keep things interesting and fast paced.
—Jenny McCoy, Glamour, 14 Feb. 2025
Rivals is a briskly paced and positively addictive British romp with plenty of scandalous twists, lusty ribald humor, and more serious notes of genuine pain lurking beneath the frothy surface.
—Ars Technica, 24 Dec. 2024
The pace has been trimmed to an evenly paced, never-dull three hours.
—Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 5 Dec. 2024
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 18 Apr. 2025.
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