Break
Break noun - A momentary halt in an activity.
Pace
Pace noun - The relative speed of progress or change.
How words are described
| good | good break | good pace |
| high | high break | high pace |
| standard | standard break | standard pace |
| quick | quick break | quick pace |
| Other adjectives: dramatic, relaxing. | ||
Common collocations
| story | break story | pace story |
Both words in one sentence
- Aside for a small pace-setting intro, it fails to break out into the bands usual rockin' guitars and shouting, (or obnoxious sex noises).
Source: Surprisingly Gentle Song -
Breather Episode: The blogs that try to seem like literal blogs tend to do these with uneventful posts, though more conventional stories often have Breathers to break up the pace.
Source: Franchise / The Fear Mythos -
Some cephalopods break off a sperm-filled tentacle so the females can fertilize themselves at their own pace, but "Azusa" is a shape-shifter... Family-Unfriendly Aesop: In-universe example.
Source: Manga / Franken Fran
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