Apace has 2 syllables and the stress is on the second syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Ill news comes apace. | |
| 2. | Speculation is growing apace. | |
| 3. | Ill weeds grow apace. | |
| 4. | As bees in early summer swarm apace / through flowery fields, when forth from dale and dell / they lead the full-grown offspring of the race, / or with the liquid honey store each cell, / and make the teeming hive with nectarous sweets to swell. / These ease the comers of their loads, those drive / the drones afar. The busy work each plies, / and sweet with thyme and honey smells the hive. |