change of pace

noun phrase

: changeup

: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity

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For the producers, not having to put social media fires out along the way was a welcome change of pace. —

Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024 Her strength is in creating atmosphere, a change of pace for a monster genre that frequently thrives on high-octane thrills. —

B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024 Balmain Balmain required a change of pace pairing a winged liner, pink lip, and headband with a Balmain couture coat and heels from Vivienne Westwood fall/winter 1993. —

India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024 Stiller’s crowd-pleaser marked a change of pace in Toronto from 2023 when Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki’s final film The Boy and the Heron kicked off TIFF’s more solemn 48th edition. —

Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 See all Example Sentences for change of pace

Word History

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of change of pace was in 1883

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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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