pace lap

ˈpeɪs læp

Definition of pace lap - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

race preparation

Rare

lap preparing cars for a fast start

Rare

The pace lap ensured all cars were in position.

parade lap

Rare

lap driven at a controlled speed before a race

Rare

The drivers completed a pace lap before the race.

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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.

cracking pace

very fast speed or rate of activity

The runners set off at a cracking 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.

Expressions with lap

lap up

drink by licking with the tongue

The cat lapped up the milk from the bowl..

victory lap

act of celebration after a big achievement

She did a victory lap after finishing her project.

lap dissolve

film editing technique where one image fades out as another fades in

The director used a lap dissolve to transition between scenes..

in someone's lap

adv.

resting on the upper legs of a sitting person

The cat jumped in her lap.

lap of honor

celebratory lap by a winner or honoree

The athlete took a lap of honor after winning.

with one's jaw in one's lap

exp.

feeling very surprised or amazed by something unexpected

She stood with her jaw in her lap after hearing the news!

lap of honour

victory lap to receive applause

The team ran a lap of honour after the match.

drop into one's lap

receive something good without effort

The job offer dropped into her lap unexpectedly.

fall into one's lap

receive something desirable without effort

The job offer fell into her lap.

fall into someone's lap

be received unexpectedly without effort

The job offer fell into her lap without any effort.

Examples of pace lap in a sentence

The pace lap set the tone for the intense race.
The pace lap set the tone for the entire race.
Spectators watched eagerly as the cars took the pace lap.

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French:tour de formation, tour de parade, ...
German:Einführungsrunde, Paraderunde, ...
Italian:giro di ricognizione, giro di parata, ...
Spanish:vuelta de formación, vuelta de reconocimiento, ...
Portuguese:volta de aquecimento, ...
Chinese:暖胎圈, 巡游圈, ...
Japanese:ペースラップ, ...
Arabic:لَفَّة تَمْهِيدِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:הַקָּפַת הֲכָנָה, סִיבּוּב קֶצֶב, ...
Russian:прогревочный круг, парадный круг, ...
Ukrainian:коло для розгону, парадне коло, ...
Hindi:पेस लैप, परेड गोद, ...
Bengali:পেস ল্যাপ, নিয়ন্ত্রিত ল্যাপ, ...
Catalan:volta de preparació, volta de formació, ...
Czech:zaváděcí kolo, seznamovací kolo, ...
Danish:opvarmningsomgang, ...
Dutch:opwarmronde, ...
Greek:γύρος προετοιμασίας, γύρος προθέρμανσης, ...
Hungarian:felvezető kör, ...
Khmer:ជុំបើកបររៀបចំមុនចាប់ផ្តើមប្រណាំងល្បឿនលឿន, ការបើករថយន្តមួយជុំក្នុងល្បឿនគ្រប់គ្រងមុនការប្រណាំង, ...
Korean:페이스 랩, 페이스 랩 주행, ...
Persian:دور سرعت, دور کنترل شده, ...
Polish:okrążenie formujące, ...
Portuguese (BR):volta de aquecimento, volta de apresentação, ...
Romanian:tur de formare, tur de paradă, ...
Swedish:uppvärmningsvarv, paradvarv, ...
Thai:รอบเตรียม, รอบควบคุมความเร็ว, ...
Turkish:ısınma turu, geçiş turu, ...
Vietnamese:vòng đua dẫn đầu, vòng đua kiểm soát, ...

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