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MrPernickety Posted 17 years ago
Vocabulary
Use of "up the pace"
Hi,
I ran into this use of "up the pace": a woman was on the phone with someone and she started digressing from the main subject, to which the guy on the other end of the wire quicky responded:
--Up your pace, sweetie, I don't have all day.
Now, I have a vague understanding of this phrase (something along the lines of "cut to the chase"), but I failed to find it in the www.americancorpus.org (there this phrase was always preceded by "pick" or "speed")
Could you tell me if you're conversant with this phrase and if yes, does it mean "do what you're doing faster" ?
Thanks in advance !
I ran into this use of "up the pace": a woman was on the phone with someone and she started digressing from the main subject, to which the guy on the other end of the wire quicky responded:
--Up your pace, sweetie, I don't have all day.
Now, I have a vague understanding of this phrase (something along the lines of "cut to the chase"), but I failed to find it in the www.americancorpus.org (there this phrase was always preceded by "pick" or "speed")
Could you tell me if you're conversant with this phrase and if yes, does it mean "do what you're doing faster" ?
Thanks in advance !
Top answer
" Yes, you're right - "pick up the pace" is the standard phrase and it means speed up. That is common. But "Up your pace" isn't common.
- " Yes, you're right - "pick up the pace" is the standard phrase and it means speed up.
- That is common.
- But "Up your pace" isn't common.
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I don't think I've ever heard it and never used it, but it means "be faster!"
Yes, you're right - "pick up the pace" is the standard phrase and it means speed up. That is common. But "Up your pace" isn't common.
Yes, you're right - "pick up the pace" is the standard phrase and it means speed up. That is common. But "Up your pace" isn't common.
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