Verb
To do (something) at the wrong pace or speed.
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The mispacing of the 30-song set would have been a disaster if Denver didn't have such a rich catalog.
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One must avoid iatrogenic reinforcement of trauma by mispacing and subsequent emotional flooding of the patient or through conscious or unconscious discouragement of patient disclosure (Courtois, 1992).
I probably mispaced the whole event; I was probably not in very good form.
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This practice helps you fight fatigue as it sets in, while at the same time not encouraging mispacing the event.
Tatum: Instruction can either be mispaced or misplaced. Pacing really matters.
To pace or step incorrectly.
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Had I mispronounced one of the correct words, mispaced one of the steps, forgotten one of the essential herbs?
Rosamunde's paces felt mis-paced until Becca realized that the steps were solid—but the sounds were odd.