pace

/peɪs/ noun

Definition

SPEED [no plural] › the speed at which someone or something moves or does something: We started to walk at a much faster pace. the pace of life

STEP [C] › a step: Every few paces I stopped to listen.

keep pace with sb/sth › to move or develop at the same speed as someone or something else: We have to keep pace with the changing times. → See also at a snail's pace

(Definition of pace noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)