paceEnglishOxford English Thesauruspace noun 1 he stepped back a pace: step, stride, footstep. 2 they continued their steady slow pace: gait, stride, walk, tread, march; rhythm. 3 he had driven home at a furious pace: speed, rate, swiftness, quickness, rapidity, velocity, tempo, momentum; informal clip, lick.verb she paced up and down | the chauffeur paced the forecourt anxiously: walk, stride, tread, march, pound, patrol, walk up and down, walk back and forth, cross, traverse.pace (1) Oxford Dictionary of English