begin to pace

Frequency: 6.07.0 per million words

to start walking back and forth

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Examples (10)

  • As the tension mounted, he began to pace nervously around the small waiting room.
  • She always begins to pace when she's deep in thought or trying to solve a problem.
  • He had waited for hours, and with each passing minute, he began to pace more restlessly.
  • Watching the clock, the anxious father began to pace the hospital corridor.
  • Whenever a big decision looms, my manager begins to pace his office floor.
  • The lawyer began to pace slowly, contemplating his next move in the trial.
  • After receiving the unexpected news, she quietly began to pace her living room.
  • The children knew their mother was upset when she began to pace back and forth in the kitchen.
  • He will begin to pace if the train is delayed by more than ten minutes.
  • Don't worry, it's normal for him to begin to pace when he's preparing for a presentation.