pace oneself

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Verb

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pace oneself (third-person singular simple present paces oneself, present participle pacing oneself, simple past and past participle paced oneself)

  1. To behave in a slow and careful way in order not to overexert oneself.
    • 2006, James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack, page 201:
      Is this it, I remember thinking, as I dripped sweat and rainwater the last few yards to the manse. Is this when the body parts start to rebel and refuse to function?
      So I'd learned to pace myself.