pacing

4 definitions • 8 examples

present participle of

to get someone to run a race at a particular speed, for example by running with them

to be careful not to do something too quickly, so that you do not get too tired to finish it:

No more soup, thank you. I'm pacing myself so that I have room for a dessert.

Don't try to do everything at once - pace yourself.

There's a tremendous amount to see and do in the city, so pace yourself and don't try to do it all on the first day.

The secret is to pace yourself and only increase the length of your run once a week.

I've had to learn to pace myself in order to preserve my energy.

She's not very good at pacing herself and can get pretty exhausted.

to walk with regular steps in one direction and then back again, usually because you are worried or nervous:

He paced the room nervously.

pace up and down He paced up and down, waiting for the doctor to call.