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APACE

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a⋅pace

  [uh-peys]
–adverb
with speed; quickly; swiftly.
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Origin:
1275–1325; ME a pas(e) at a (good) pace. See a- 1 , pace
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a·pace   (ə-pās')   
adv.  

  1. At a rapid pace; swiftly.

  2. In such a way or at such a speed as to keep up the requisite momentum; abreast.


[Middle English a pas, from Old French : a, to (from Latin ad; see ad-) + pas, step; see pace1.]
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Word Origin & History

apace 
c.1350, from a- (1) "on" + pace (q.v.).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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