Meaning & use
Pacing
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The rate or manner in which something progresses, especially the speed and rhythm of a narrative, performance, or process.
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Critics praised the film's tense pacing throughout the final act.
He noticed her pacing back and forth in the waiting room.
A note on using this word
As a noun, 'pacing' describes rhythm or speed; the present participle also describes walking back and forth, often from anxiety.
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2. verb
Walking steadily back and forth in a small area, often out of nervousness or impatience.
He kept pacing outside the delivery room.
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