spacing

noun

spac·​ing ˈspā-siŋ 

1

a

: the act of providing with spaces or placing at intervals

b

: an arrangement in space

2

a

: a limited extent : space

b

: the distance between any two objects in a usually regularly arranged series

Synonyms of spacing

• distance
• width
• length

Examples of spacing in a Sentence

The spacing between characters should be even.

the spacing of the houses was a little tight

Recent Examples on the Web

This makes the spacing of companion crops (and those that should not be planted together) easy to coordinate. —Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 May 2026

Extend it to four seconds to ensure safe spacing in adverse conditions. —Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 4 May 2026

Provide good spacing between plants and a sunny location to help manage the disease. —Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 3 May 2026

Those abilities would make Astier a key contributor in DeMarco’s offense, which is designed to be more structured and feature plenty of floor spacing — areas the team struggled with last season under Sandy Brondello. —Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 2 May 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1711, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Phrases Containing spacing

• letter spacing

Rhymes for spacing

• basing
• bracing
• casing
• chasing
• facing
• gracing
• lacing
• pacing
• placing
• racing
• tracing
• debasing

Kids Definition

spacing

noun

spac·​ing

ˈspā-siŋ

1

: an arrangement in space

2

: the distance between any two objects in an arranged series