mend one's pace
English
Verb
- (dated) To speed up, travel faster; also, to adjust one's speed to match that of a companion.
- 1899, Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, section 1
- The hurt nigger moaned feebly somewhere near by, and then fetched a deep sigh that made me mend my pace away from there.
- 1899, Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, section 1
Translations
to speed up
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