mispace

English

Etymology

mis- +‎ pace

Verb

mispace (third-person singular simple present mispaces, present participle mispacing, simple past and past participle mispaced)

1. To do (something) at the wrong pace or speed.
   • 1981 August 22, Peter Krasilovsky, “Talent In Action: John Denver”, in Billboard, volume 93, number 33:

     The mispacing of the 30-song set would have been a disaster if Denver didn't have such a rich catalog.

   • 1994, H. L. Schwartz, “From dissociation to negotiation: A relational psychoanalytic perspective on multiple personality disorder”, in Psychoanalytic Psychology, volume 11, number 2:

     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).

   • 2008, Sean O. Richardson, Mark B. Andersen, Tony Morris, Overtraining Athletes: Personal Journeys in Sport, page 64:

     I probably mispaced the whole event; I was probably not in very good form.

   • 2017, Jesse Kropelnicki, The Endurance Training Diet & Cookbook, page 41:

     This practice helps you fight fatigue as it sets in, while at the same time not encouraging mispacing the event.

   • 2018 March, Tonya Perry, “Using texts to nurture reading, writing, and intellectual development: A conversation with Alfred Tatum”, in Voices from the Middle, volume 25, number 3, page 14:

     Tatum: Instruction can either be mispaced or misplaced. Pacing really matters.

2. To pace or step incorrectly.
   • 1999, Mary Brown, The Unlikely Ones, page 422:

     Had I mispronounced one of the correct words, mispaced one of the steps, forgotten one of the essential herbs?

   • 2008, Sharon Lee, Steve Miller, Duainfey:

     Rosamunde's paces felt mis-paced until Becca realized that the steps were solid—but the sounds were odd.