pace

pace (http://definr.com/pace)

     n 1: the rate of moving (especially walking or running) [syn: gait]
     2: the distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces
        from the old tree and began to dig" [syn: footstep, step,
         stride]
     3: the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a
        fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of
        events accelerated" [syn: rate]
     4: a step in walking or running [syn: stride, tread]
     5: the rate of some repeating event [syn: tempo]
     6: a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44
        centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of
        a stride [syn: yard]
     v 1: walk with slow or fast paces; "He paced up and down the
          hall"
     2: go at a pace, as of a horse
     3: measure by pacing, as of distances
     4: regulate or set the pace of; "Pace your efforts"
     5: measure by pacing, as of a room