apace
UK/əˈpeɪs/
apace adverb: quickly, rapidly, with speed.
Adverb
apace (not comparable)
- Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
- Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace.
- Gallop apace, you fiery footed ſteedes, / Towards Phœbus lodging, ſuch a Wagoner / As Phaeton would whip you to the weſt, / And bring in Cloudie night immediately.c. 1591–1595 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Romeo and Ivliet”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and...
- Synonyms:
- expeditiously, swiftly
apace meaning in Hindi, Urdu and Malayalam
apace in Hindi
- apace
- झटपट jhaṭpaṭ
apace in Urdu
- فوراً, جلدی جلدی
apace in Malayalam
- വേഗത്തിൽ, ത്വരിതഗതിയായി, ശീഘ്രം
Examples of apace in a sentence
- Ow faire Hippolita, our nuptiall houre / Drawes on apace: foure happy daies bring in / Another Moon[…]c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “A Midsommer Nights Dreame”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, &...
- The process which, if not checked, will abolish Man, goes on apace among Communists and Democrats no less than among Fascists. […] Once we killed bad men: now we liquidate unsocial elements.1943, C[live] S[taples] Lewis, “The Abolition of Man”, in The Abolition of Man […], New York, N.Y.: The Macmillan Company, published 1947...
- Twilight was coming on apace and a star or two was already out, but the remains of the sunset could still be seen in the west.1954, C. S. Lewis, chapter 1, in The Horse and His Boy, Collins, published 1998:
- On the three major railway systems of Ireland, changeover to diesel traction has continued apace during the past year.1958 May, “Diesel Railcars for Ireland”, in Railway Magazine, page 351:
Synonyms of apace
Origin of apace
From Middle English apās (“step by step, slowly; quickly, rapidly; at once, promptly”), from Old French à pas (“at a quick pace”).
Words formed from apace
Words that rhyme with apace
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- embrace
- lace
- replace
- mace
- displace
- bass
- efface
- plaice
- disgrace
- pes
- abase
- debase
- deface
- interlace
- misplace
- retrace
- white space
- bouillabaisse
- dace
- enlace
- grimace
- nominative case
- red in the face
- -ase
- abaisse
- acoustic bass
- aggrace
- Alsace
- artspace
- encase
- gather pace
- Harbour Grace
- Havre de Grace
- heart of grace
- into space
- Jace
- Jase
- laisse
- misgrace
- Naas
- outpace
- reys
- supplace
- Thrace
- torace
Questions about apace
- What does apace mean?
- Apace means quickly, rapidly, with speed.
- What is apace in Hindi?
- Apace in Hindi is झटपट (jhaṭpaṭ). See Apace meaning in Hindi.
- How do you use apace in a sentence?
- Ow faire Hippolita, our nuptiall houre / Drawes on apace: foure happy daies bring in / Another Moon[…]
- What part of speech is apace?
- Apace is an adverb.
- How do you pronounce apace?
- Apace is pronounced /əˈpeɪs/ (UK).
Words near apace in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: apace (page history and authors); झटपट (Hindi) (page history and authors); apace (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); apace (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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