walking pace

Slow, steady movement

Walking pace is the speed of someone walking—typically about three miles per hour.

The phrase often describes slow movement of vehicles or animals: The traffic crept along at walking pace.

In horseback riding, a walking pace is the slowest gait, with the horse placing one foot at a time.

rhythm

cadence

Rhythmic pulse or pattern

beat · gait · step · timing · meter · regularity · pattern · flow · pulse · syncopation

leisurely

amble

Relaxed, slow gait

ramble · mosey · promenade · dawdle · potter · constitutional · jaunt · wander · perambulate · traipse

speed

slow

Lacking in speed

leisurely · gentle · unhurried · deliberate · measured · plodding · shuffling · trudging · clip · rate

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Opposites
speed of locomotion

walking pacesprint

Brief maximum-speed effort

dead run · top speed · breakneck speed · full speed · gallop

urgency/intensity

walking pacemad dash

Frenzied hurried rush

leisurely stroll · amble

effort/intensity

walking pacefull bore

Maximum effort or capacity

flat out · going hard · pushing it

Family

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G