Meanings
nounchange of pace (plural changes of pace)
plural changes of pace
- idiomaticA shift from one activity to another
The island’s small fishing boats (Luzzus) and karrozzins (horse-drawn carriages) provided a welcome change-of-pace from the flattop Shangri-La’s sailors and airmen had been riding since October.
1964, R[obert] Franklin Brown, Jr., USS Shangri-La, Attack Carrier, Boston, Mass.: Burdette, →OCLC, page 205, column 1 - Synonym of change of scenery.
Synonyms: change of scenery
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of change of scenery.
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