pace about

pace about

To walk around or back and forth (in some place), as in fear, anger, anxiety, frustration, etc. I hate seeing the animals in the zoo pace about their cages like that. They all look so unhappy! I couldn't stop pacing about while I waited to hear back from the doctor.
See also: pace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
See also:
  • pace up and down
  • pace around
  • pace back and forth
  • wig out
  • wigged out
  • put (one's) mind at ease
  • put (one's) mind at rest
  • put/set somebody's mind at ease/rest
  • set (one's) mind at rest
  • set (one's) mind to rest
References in periodicals archive
? Jeff Galloway advises marathon runners to perform their long runs at a pace about two minutes slower than you could have run that day.