Apace

Apace
Apace A*pace", adv. [Pref. a- + pace. OE. a pas at a walk, in which a is the article. See {Pace}.] With a quick pace; quick; fast; speedily. [1913 Webster]

His dewy locks did drop with brine apace. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]

A visible triumph of the gospel draw? on apace. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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