Pace and Step up

Pace

Pace verb - To move along with a steady regular step especially in a group.

Step up and pace are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Step up" instead a verb "Pace".

Nearby Words: paced, pacing, pacer

Step up

Step up verb - To make markedly greater in measure or degree.

Pace and step up are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Pace" instead a verb "Step up".

Both terms in one sentence

  • Actually Pretty Funny The foreman tells them to step up the pace, saying he "could lift 400 pounds back in the day." One of the workers cracks that the 400 pounds must have been the foreman's girlfriend.
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