The distance covered by a step

• A unit of length equal to 3 feet
• What an expectant father might do
• Show worry in the waiting room, maybe
• Kind of car seen at Indy
• Linear unit
• Wear out the carpet, maybe
• Pick it up if you're behind
• Wear a hole in the rug

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Pacé refers to two communes in France: Pacé, Ille-et-Vilaine Pacé, Orne