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apace [əˈpeɪs] adv
quickly; rapidly [probably from Old French à pas, at a (good) pace] ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms Translations apace [əˈpeɪs] adv (= speedily, swiftly) [continue, proceed] → rapidement Negotiations were continuing apace → Les négociations se poursuivaient rapidement. apace adv → geschwind (geh) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Themistocles made Xerxes, king of Persia, post apace out of Grecia, by giving out, that the Grecians had a purpose to break his bridge of ships, which he had made athwart Hellespont. Impatience grew apace, when, on the 2nd of July, they learned that a steamer of the line of San Francisco, from California to Shanghai, had seen the animal three weeks before in the North Pacific Ocean. In all the clouds he sees her light robes trail, And roses seem beholden to her face; O'er scented balustrade the scented gale Blows warm from Spring, and dew-drops form apace. |
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