Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

apace

/əˈpeɪs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.46 in modern English

Syllables: apace
IPA: /əˈpeɪs/

9

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

Example Sentences

"Construction of the new offices is proceeding apace."
"Gallop apace, you fiery footed ſteedes, / Towards Phœbus lodging, ſuch a Wagoner / As Phaeton would whip you to the weſt, / And bring in Cloudie night immediately."
"Ow faire Hippolita, our nuptiall houre / Drawes on apace: foure happy daies bring in / Another Moon[…]"
"(To one, it is ten years of years. ... Yet now, and in this place, Surely she leaned o'er me—her hair Fell all about my face. ... Nothing: the autumn fall of leaves. The whole year sets apace.)"
"The process which, if not checked, will abolish Man, goes on apace among Communists and Democrats no less than among Fascists. […] Once we killed bad men: now we liquidate unsocial elements."
"Twilight was coming on apace and a star or two was already out, but the remains of the sunset could still be seen in the west."

Etymology

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

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: apās, à pas

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /əˈpeɪs/
British English: /əˈpeɪs/

Phrases

ill news spreads apace keep apace mort wap-apace

Synonyms

expeditiously swiftly quickly rapidly speedily chop-chop in short order

Rhymes With

place case face space face-to-face race base worst-case replace grace chase pace

Questions

How do you pronounce apace?: The recorded pronunciation is /əˈpeɪs/.
What does apace mean?: Quickly, rapidly, with speed.
Where does apace come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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