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change of pace

change of pace noun: a shift from one activity to another.

Noun

change of pace (plural changes of pace)

  1. (idiomatic) A shift from one activity to another
    • The island’s small fishing boats (Luzzus) and karrozzins (horse-drawn carriages) provided a welcome change-of-pace from the flattop Shangri-La’s sailors and airmen had been riding since October.1964, R[obert] Franklin Brown, Jr., USS Shangri-La, Attack Carrier, Boston, Mass.: Burdette, →OCLC, page 205, column 1
  2. Synonym of change of scenery.

Synonyms of change of pace

Forms of change of pace

pluralchanges of pace

Questions about change of pace

What does change of pace mean?
Change of pace means a shift from one activity to another.
What part of speech is change of pace?
Change of pace is a noun.
What is the plural of change of pace?
The plural of change of pace is changes of pace.

Words near change of pace in the dictionary

  1. change of clothes
  2. change of heart
  3. change of innings
  4. change of life
  5. change of mind
  6. change of pace
  7. change of scene
  8. change of scenery
  9. change of state
  10. change of tack
  11. change of tact

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