pace off
phrasal verb
paced off; pacing off; paces off
: to measure (something) by counting the number of steps it takes to walk its length
The new garden is about 25 feet long. I paced it off.
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Golden State won the transition battle 20 to three in large part due to their front court pushing the pace off misses and turnovers.
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Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Despite his modest size, Murali hits the ball with hard pace off both sides from the baseline.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 20 Mar. 2024
Despite his modest size, Murali hits the ball with hard pace off both sides from the baseline.
—Don Norcross, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 May 2023
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“Pace off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pace%20off. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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