pace off
verb
paced off; pacing off; paces off
: to measure (something) by counting the number of steps it takes to walk its length
The new garden is about 25 feet long. I paced it off.
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Liam is a tornado of affable douchbaggery, rolling from insult to confrontation to huge chorus, while Noel strums a few paces off-center, a wily smirk the only flicker of emotion on his face. —
Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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Rob Picheta, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
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“Pace off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/pace%20off. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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