change of pace

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change of pace (plural changes of pace)

  1. (idiomatic) A shift from one activity to another
    • 1964, R Franklin Brown, Jr., USS Shangri-La, Attack Carrier, Boston, Mass.: Burdette, →OCLC, page 205, column 1:
      The island’s small fishing boats (Luzzus) and karrozzins (horse-drawn carriages) provided a welcome change-of-pace from the flattop Shangri-La’s sailors and airmen had been riding since October.
  2. Synonym of change of scenery