Pacing — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played

walking with slow regular strides

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/pˈeɪsɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/pˈeɪsɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/pˈeɪsɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /pˈeɪsɪŋ/.

Examples

He paced up and down the hall
The horse paced
step off ten yards

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

tempo pace step

Parts of Speech

noun	(music) the speed at which a composition is to be played
noun	walking with slow regular strides
verb	walk with slow or fast paces “He paced up and down the hall”
verb	go at a pace “The horse paced”
verb	measure (distances) by pacing “step off ten yards”
verb	regulate or set the pace of “Pace your efforts”

Word Forms

pace	verb	walk with slow or fast paces
pace	noun	a step in walking or running
pacing	noun	walking with slow regular strides
pacer	noun	a horse trained to a special gait in which both feet on one side leave the ground together
step	noun	a short distance

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Tempo

(Musik) die Geschwindigkeit, mit der eine Komposition abgespielt werden soll

🇫🇷French

rythme

(musique) la vitesse à laquelle une composition doit être jouée

🇪🇸Spanish

ritmo

(música) la velocidad a la que se va a reproducir una composición

🇮🇹Italian

ritmo

(musica) la velocità con cui deve essere riprodotta una composizione

🇳🇱Dutch

tempo

(muziek) de snelheid waarmee een compositie moet worden gespeeld

🇵🇹Portuguese

andando

(música) a velocidade com que uma composição deve ser tocada

🇷🇺Russian

шагать

(музыка) скорость, с которой должна воспроизводиться композиция.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पेसिंग

(संगीत) वह गति जिस पर किसी रचना को बजाया जाना है

🇧🇩Bengali

পেসিং

(সঙ্গীত) যে গতিতে একটি রচনা বাজানো হয়

🇮🇳Tamil

வேகக்கட்டுப்பாடு

(இசை) ஒரு கலவை இசைக்கப்பட வேண்டிய வேகம்

🇮🇳Telugu

పేసింగ్

(సంగీతం) కంపోజిషన్ ప్లే చేయాల్సిన వేగం

🇮🇳Marathi

पेसिंग

(संगीत) ज्या वेगाने रचना वाजवायची आहे

🇮🇳Gujarati

પેસિંગ

(સંગીત) જે ગતિએ રચના વગાડવામાં આવે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೆಜ್ಜೆ ಹಾಕುವುದು

(ಸಂಗೀತ) ಸಂಯೋಜನೆಯನ್ನು ನುಡಿಸಬೇಕಾದ ವೇಗ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പേസിംഗ്

(സംഗീതം) ഒരു കോമ്പോസിഷൻ പ്ലേ ചെയ്യേണ്ട വേഗത

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪੈਸਿੰਗ

(ਸੰਗੀਤ) ਉਹ ਗਤੀ ਜਿਸ 'ਤੇ ਇੱਕ ਰਚਨਾ ਚਲਾਈ ਜਾਣੀ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

رفتار

(موسیقی) وہ رفتار جس سے کسی کمپوزیشن کو چلایا جانا ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

踱步

（音乐）演奏乐曲的速度

🇯🇵Japanese

ペーシング

(音楽) 楽曲が再生される速度

🇰🇷Korean

간격

(음악) 작곡이 연주되는 속도

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhịp độ

(âm nhạc) tốc độ chơi một bản nhạc

🇹🇭Thai

การเว้นจังหวะ

(ดนตรี) ความเร็วในการเล่นองค์ประกอบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

mondar-mandir

(Musik) kecepatan memainkan suatu komposisi

🇲🇾Malay

mundar-mandir

(muzik) kelajuan sesuatu gubahan hendak dimainkan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

سرعة

(الموسيقى) السرعة التي سيتم بها عزف المقطوعة الموسيقية

🇮🇷Persian

قدم زدن

(موسیقی) سرعتی که قرار است آهنگی با آن پخش شود

🇹🇷Turkish

ilerleme hızı

(müzik) bir bestenin çalınacağı hız

🇮🇱Hebrew

צְעָדָה

(מוזיקה) המהירות שבה יש לנגן יצירה

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