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

Animal Keeping with the Gilmore Girls and Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator's signature, the dialogue in Étoile is extremely fast paced, which added even more to de Laâge's plate. —Julia Moore, People.com, 25 Apr. 2025

This ‘60s film about a magical nanny is one of the few that is slow paced and G-rated enough to be kid friendly. —Anna Earl, Parents, 26 Mar. 2025

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

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