change of pace
noun phrase
1
: changeup
2
: an interruption of continuity by a shift to a different activity
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For the producers, not having to put social media fires out along the way was a welcome change of pace.
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Her strength is in creating atmosphere, a change of pace for a monster genre that frequently thrives on high-octane thrills.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Balmain Balmain required a change of pace pairing a winged liner, pink lip, and headband with a Balmain couture coat and heels from Vivienne Westwood fall/winter 1993.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Stiller’s crowd-pleaser marked a change of pace in Toronto from 2023 when Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki’s final film The Boy and the Heron kicked off TIFF’s more solemn 48th edition.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 29 Oct. 2024
Her strength is in creating atmosphere, a change of pace for a monster genre that frequently thrives on high-octane thrills.
—B.j. Colangelo, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2024
Balmain Balmain required a change of pace pairing a winged liner, pink lip, and headband with a Balmain couture coat and heels from Vivienne Westwood fall/winter 1993.
—India Espy-Jones, Essence, 9 Oct. 2024
Stiller’s crowd-pleaser marked a change of pace in Toronto from 2023 when Japanese anime legend Hayao Miyazaki’s final film The Boy and the Heron kicked off TIFF’s more solemn 48th edition.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
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“Change of pace.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/change%20of%20pace. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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