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Vinony

apace

adverb

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Wiktionary

Pronunciation: /əˈpeɪs/

adv

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

  1. Quickly, rapidly, with speed.

    “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.”