Noun
1. the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
2. the distance covered by a step;
"he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"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"4. a step in walking or running
5. the rate of some repeating event
6. a unit of length equal to 3 feet; defined as 91.44 centimeters; originally taken to be the average length of a stride