Noun : to walk at a brisk pace of five miles an hour. ,She took three paces in the direction of the door. ,Stand six paces inside the gates.    From Dictionary.com. 

Verb (used with object) : He paced the floor nervously. ,to pace a horse. ,Hanover II paced a mile.    From Dictionary.com. 

Given the length of the book, the pacing is about what you'd expect.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Pandora's Star by Peter F. Hamilton] Reference

Accepting that "pacing" is very important and then carrying it out with "the skill of a dancer"?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Writing and Publishing] Reference

Not only has the standardization of curriculum begot test-prep and boredom, but "pacing" is its toxic spawn.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gary Stager: Why Should she Work for you?] Reference

The pacing is so damned predictable, in a Lucas way.    From Wordnik.com.  [“The Matrix Reloaded” as good as Metallica’s “Reload” » Scene-Stealers] Reference

Granted, the pacing is no Robert Jordan, but come on.    From Wordnik.com.  [2004 January] Reference

The pacing is way off from the get-go; just horrible.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: Terminator Salvation « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more] Reference

The pacing is a bit uneven and drags in a lot of places.    From Wordnik.com.  [Current Movie Reviews, Independent Movies - Film Threat] Reference

I re-read my second chapter and I think my pacing is off.    From Wordnik.com.  [Day in the Life of an Idiot] Reference

When Koechner finally gets his comeuppance, the pacing is off.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mike Judge tries to “Extract” more workplace comedy » Scene-Stealers] Reference

PROS: Very well written action sequences, overall pacing is excellent.    From Wordnik.com.  [January 2007] Reference

His tall tale, with its tense and jangly pacing, is immediately riveting.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Inglourious Basterds' wages a thrilling, powerful war] Reference

I just could never get into this show, the pacing is terribly slow for me.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tube Bits for 01/07/2008] Reference

Rhythm and pacing is more important than grammar on the internet (for me).    From Wordnik.com.  [Three Techniques to Avoid Being a Boring Writer | Write to Done] Reference

The pacing is just right — sometimes reflective, sometimes action-packed.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Distance Between Us: Summary and book reviews of The Distance Between Us by Masha Hamilton.] Reference

Fifteen minutes in it hit me like a sack of midgets – the pacing is way off.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: The Ruins « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more] Reference

The pacing is proving a hard sell to some readers, so I'm delighted you liked it!.    From Wordnik.com.  [GUARDIAN OF THE DEAD discussion/question thread.] Reference

The scares are scary, the pacing is great and the direction is pretty spectacular.    From Wordnik.com.  [TEN of TERROR #1: Poltergeist « Giant Killer Squid - Film, Comics, News, Reviews and more] Reference

The pacing is strong, the characters are fresh as dew and the prose is Parker-perfect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Hugger Mugger: Summary and book reviews of Hugger Mugger by Robert Parker.] Reference

The pacing is unusual, with some having multiple jokes or not really a punchline at all.    From Wordnik.com.  [George McManus’s Bringing Up Father » Comics Worth Reading] Reference

The pacing is taut and the characterization surprisingly full given the length of the book.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gossamer: Summary and book reviews of Gossamer by Lois Lowry.] Reference

Actually, pacing is definitely a problem in the show ... maybe because of the HBO-ness of it.    From Wordnik.com.  [True Blood --- No Spoilers Please] Reference

The pacing is so much like a movie that it loses some of the translation to the sequential format.    From Wordnik.com.  [Review: The Good, The Bad and The Ugly #5 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News] Reference

The pacing is fast in this novel, and it has to be, because there are a lot of side-plots going on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rabid Reads: "Deadtown" by Nancy Holzner] Reference

"Cheryl," he said in English, pacing back and forth, "do you remember the Broward County portables?".    From Wordnik.com.  [Stars and Stripes] Reference

I'll warn everyone that the pacing is slow and M. Night Shyamalan cheats a bit in the telling of the story.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Good and the Bad...] Reference

The pacing is different for that, and more complicated, and you have more room to make an utter fool of yourself.    From Wordnik.com.  [Interview: Laura Anne Gilman] Reference

The pacing is relentlessly fast and the story skips across multiple planets with dramatic and dangerous situations.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: The Destiny Mask by Martin Sketchley] Reference

Overall the pacing is quite good, and Mr. Hunt mixes political intrigue with galactic war in a way that reads well.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Dark Wing by Walter H. Hunt] Reference

The story pacing is unapologetically swift and the narrative pushes the reader from one thrilling sequence to the next.    From Wordnik.com.  [REVIEW: The Liberty Gun by Martin Sketchley] Reference

But pacing is a real problem here, especially when it comes to minor details like the scenes where the crew is leaving New York.    From Wordnik.com.  [Only in Hollywood] Reference

The pacing is brutal and the sensibilities are delightfully Japanese, down to the absurdist conventions that make the entire concept work.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2003-07-01] Reference

Sure, I think that the pacing is a bit slow, but you know what?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anime Nano!] Reference

Sometimes you wish the pacing was a little more salsa than waltz.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Apr 7, 2006] Reference

Production values are mostly adequate, but the pacing is a problem.    From Wordnik.com.  [Variety.com] Reference

Sometimes a stag pacing slowly on the cliff-top would look over, but that was seldom.    From Wordnik.com.  [Paul the Minstrel and Other Stories Reprinted from The Hill of Trouble and The Isles of Sunset] Reference

The pacing was a touch deliberate, but the animations were great. rex irae 1 month ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [ON: Digital+Marketing] Reference