paced

adjective

ˈpāst 

: 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

People who like escapist fiction want a quick-paced read that will entertain and provide certain personal requisites.

—Ronn Kaiser

Examples of paced in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Moving at top speed is ideal for your fast-paced, intense, and immense life—those who lag behind will be left in the dust. — Lisa Stardust, Vogue, 16 July 2026

For something slower-paced, float the Penticton channel that connects Okanagan and Skaha lakes on tube rafts. — Maryam Siddiqi, Travel + Leisure, 13 July 2026

Popovic, like several of her teammates, is making the transition from the more deliberate style of Euro basketball to the faster-paced, position-less American brand of ball. — Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 July 2026

Yeah, the chords are jaggedy, deliberate, and perfectly paced. — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1523, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing paced

• self-paced
• snail-paced
• thorough-paced

Rhymes for paced

• abased
• barefaced
• debased
• defaced
• disgraced
• displaced
• distaste
• effaced
• embraced
• emplaced
• encased
• erased