: 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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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
Urban likens it to Jackie Chan's style of combat, the way the Rush Hour and Karate Kid star's fast-paced, precise martial arts moves are paired with hijinks.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
According to Michelle Bennett, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician with Elliston Pediatrics in New York, low stimulation shows like Not Quite Narwhal are generally quieter and slower-paced.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Dec. 2025
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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
Urban likens it to Jackie Chan's style of combat, the way the Rush Hour and Karate Kid star's fast-paced, precise martial arts moves are paired with hijinks.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 16 Dec. 2025
According to Michelle Bennett, MD, FAAP, a pediatrician with Elliston Pediatrics in New York, low stimulation shows like Not Quite Narwhal are generally quieter and slower-paced.
—Sherri Gordon, Parents, 3 Dec. 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 23 Dec. 2025.
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