half-pace

1. (Furniture) a small stage on which something stands

2. (Ecclesiastical Terms) another name for footpace

3. (Architecture) architect a landing at the top of a flight of stairs before the stairs turn and ascend in the opposite direction

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half-pace

- A broad step or small landing between two half flights in a staircase.

See also related terms for stairway.

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But that's what I was later told by several of his team-mates, the consensus being that he had shown an unjustifiable nonchalance, falling off tackles and trotting around at half-pace.

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"He wasn't anywhere near full fitness and was only playing at between 50 and 75 per cent - he was even running at half-pace.

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"Shearer at half-pace will still score goals for them, but you have to wonder if they have lowered their standards for what is required."