pace (something) out
pace (something) out
1. To take even strides as a means of counting and marking a particular distance or measuring the distance of something. He paced out the perimeter of his property and determined it was roughly 80 meters in length. The two stood back to back and paced ten yards out in opposite directions.
2. To pace around in order to cope with or figure out how to deal with some problem or situation. You might sometimes see the CEO walking around the office over and over again—that just means he's pacing out some financial issue and is trying to think of a solution. I had to put the telephone down and pace my anger out, because if I sat still I knew my blood would start boiling.
See also: out, pace
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.
pace out
or pace offv.
To measure some distance by counting the number of strides taken while walking across it: We paced out 100 feet when making the course for the race. The counselors paced the boundaries of the field out before marking them.
See also: out, pace
The American Heritage® Dictionary of Phrasal Verbs.
- pace out
- pace (something) off
- put some distance between
- put some distance between (someone or something)
- put some distance between someone and someone/something
- into the distance
- in striking distance (of someone or something)
- within striking distance (of someone or something)
- in spitting distance (of someone or something)
- within spitting distance