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apace

US/əˈpeɪs/ uncommon

adverb

1.

with rapid movements

  • “he works quickly”

Origin

From Middle English apās (“step by step, slowly; quickly, rapidly; at once, promptly”), from Old French à pas (“at a quick pace”).

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