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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
a·pace       [uh-peys] Pronunciation Key
–adverb
with speed; quickly; swiftly.

[Origin: 1275–1325; ME a pas(e) at a (good) pace. See a-1, pace]
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a·pace       (ə-pās')  Pronunciation Key 
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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apace 
c.1350, from a- (1) "on" + pace (q.v.).

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apace

adverb
with rapid movements; "he works quickly" [syn: quickly] [ant: easy

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Apace

A*pace"\, adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See Pace.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily.

His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. --Spenser.

A visible triumph of the gospel draws on apace. --I. Taylor.

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