Synonyms of pacing

pacing

verb

present participle of pace

1

as in striding

to move along with a steady regular step especially in a group

six jugglers paced neatly alongside one another in the parade

Synonyms & Similar Words

• striding
• marching
• filing
• stepping
• parading
• treading
• stomping
• hiking
• traipsing
• goose-stepping
• trudging
• stamping
• plodding
• tramping
• perambulating
• lumbering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• wandering
• meandering
• strolling
• rambling
• ambling

2

as in progressing

to move forward along a course

the couple paced through the motions of a marriage, but it was never more than a financial and social arrangement

Synonyms & Similar Words

• progressing
• doing
• proceeding
• marching
• going
• coming
• forging
• advancing
• gaining ground
• coming along
• getting along
• going along
• speeding
• getting on
• going off
• faring
• accelerating
• approaching
• traveling
• driving
• pushing
• journeying
• repairing
• running
• nearing
• propelling
• passing
• wending
• fast-forwarding
• actuating
• impelling
• taking out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standing
• remaining
• staying
• stopping
• checking
• blocking
• arresting
• impeding
• halting
• interrupting
• hindering
• stemming
• obstructing
• holding back
• slowing (down or up)
• retarding
• delaying
• stalling
• suppressing
• detaining
• inhibiting
• pausing
• repressing
• waiting
• hampering
• nipping
• balking
• stunting
• cramping
• ceasing
• regressing
• letting up

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pacing

While readers aren’t likely counting up words while reading, chapter length contributes greatly to pacing and development. — Literary Hub, 5 Oct. 2026

If even a project with as much momentum behind it as Kilby sees a possible slowdown ahead, other data center developers should temper their expectations for pacing accordingly. — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026

With private investment and the backing of the Defense Department in some cases, Carnegie Mellon faculty are pacing the frontier of AI-powered robotic applications. — Austin Horn, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

YouTube Studio can now suggest pacing and structure for videos, and help creators automatically A/B test thumbnails. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 24 Sep. 2026

Yet Marcon’s works defy old-world tempos with their pacing (the shots in Monelle, 2017, last no more than a second each), their length (several clock in at under five minutes), and, of course, the seeming ease with which they can be summarized. — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

That would back our feeling that the AI pacing debate won't slow things down on the buildout side. — Kevin Stankiewicz,matthew J. Belvedere, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026

Beijing’s new exit rules show the naivete of trying to work with the communists on pacing the frontier. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 18 Sep. 2026

Jacksonville Jaguars coach Tom Coughlin spent 45 gut-wrenching minutes pacing through the team’s training facility while vainly trying to get ahold of his son, Tim, who worked on the 60th floor of Two World Trade. — Michael Silver, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026