change of pace
noun phrase
1
: changeup
2
: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity
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Rocking out onstage provides a welcome change of pace from something like Nuremberg, the historical courtroom drama in which Crowe plays real-life Nazi leader Hermann Göring.
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Spooky celebrators get to partake in Halloween festivities on a Friday this year, offering a change of pace from years past when the holiday falls before a work or school day.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
The steady advancement is a major change of pace for a project that spent years fending off student protests and legal challenges.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Serving a frenzied crowd of basketball fans, many of whom may have come expecting nachos and Miller Lite tallboys, poses a stark change of pace for restaurateurs like Bhavna Thapar and chef Neeti Chaudhri, who co-own The Little India in SoBro.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
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Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 28 Oct. 2025
Spooky celebrators get to partake in Halloween festivities on a Friday this year, offering a change of pace from years past when the holiday falls before a work or school day.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 26 Oct. 2025
The steady advancement is a major change of pace for a project that spent years fending off student protests and legal challenges.
—Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Serving a frenzied crowd of basketball fans, many of whom may have come expecting nachos and Miller Lite tallboys, poses a stark change of pace for restaurateurs like Bhavna Thapar and chef Neeti Chaudhri, who co-own The Little India in SoBro.
—Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 15 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for change of pace
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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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