cracking pace

ˈkrækɪŋ peɪs

Definition

Definition of cracking pace - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

speed

very fast speed or rate of activity

The runners set off at a cracking pace.
The project moved forward at a cracking pace.
They finished the work at a cracking pace.

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at a cracking pace

adv.

very quickly or at high speed

The team finished the project at a cracking pace.

Expressions with cracking

what's cracking

exp.

used to ask what is happening or how someone is doing

Hey, what's cracking—how are you doing today?

at a cracking pace

adv.

very quickly or at high speed

The team finished the project at a cracking pace.

get cracking

start working quickly on a task

Let's get cracking on the project.

cracking good

adj.

extremely impressive or enjoyable

That was a cracking good movie!

stress corrosion cracking

cracking of solid material from combined steady pull and chemical attack

The pipeline failed due to stress corrosion cracking near the welds.

thermal cracking

industrial process using high heat to break large hydrocarbons into smaller products

Thermal cracking increased the yield of gasoline from the heavy crude oil.

Expressions with pace

pace out

measure distance by counting steps

He paced out the length of the room.

gather pace

start to happen more quickly or accelerate

The campaign began to gather pace after the announcement.

snail's pace

extremely slow progress or movement

The project is moving at a snail's pace.

at one's own pace

adv.

in a way that suits one's speed

She completed the course at her own pace.

at one's pace

adv.

in a way that suits one's speed or comfort

She completed the course at her pace.

keep pace with

move or progress at the same rate as

She struggled to keep pace with the fast runners.

keep the pace

maintain speed or rate to match others

He struggled to keep the pace during the marathon..

set the pace

establish the speed for a group to move

The lead runner set the pace for the marathon.

change of pace

change from what is usual or expected

Let's go hiking for a change of pace.

pick up the pace

increase speed or rate of activity

We need to pick up the pace to finish on time.

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French:rythme effréné, ...
German:Höllentempo, ...
Italian:ritmo frenetico, ...
Spanish:ritmo vertiginoso, ...
Portuguese:ritmo alucinante, ...
Chinese:极快的速度, ...
Japanese:非常に速いペース, ...
Arabic:وَتيرَة سَريعَة, ...
Hebrew:קֶצֶב מְסַחְרֵר, ...
Russian:сумасшедший темп, ...
Ukrainian:шалений темп, ...
Hindi:तेज़ रफ़्तार, ...
Bengali:তীব্র গতি, ...
Catalan:ritme vertiginós, ...
Czech:zběsilé tempo, ...
Danish:forrygende tempo, ...
Dutch:hoog tempo, ...
Greek:ξέφρενος ρυθμός, ...
Hungarian:iram, ...
Khmer:ល្បឿនលឿនខ្លាំង, ...
Korean:빠른 속도, ...
Persian:سرعت بالا, ...
Polish:bardzo szybkie tempo, ...
Portuguese (BR):ritmo alucinante, ...
Romanian:ritm alert, ...
Swedish:rasande tempo, ...
Thai:ความเร็วสูงมาก, ...
Turkish:çok hızlı tempo, ...
Vietnamese:tốc độ nhanh, ...

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