The phrase "a pace away" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a distance that is measured in steps or strides, often implying a short distance.
Example: "The park is just a pace away from my house, making it easy to visit every day."
Alternatives: "a step away" or "a short distance away".
A few paces away, a young white man in a flat-billed Raiders cap, skinny jeans, and snow boots was talking to a black girl whose neckline plunged to her navel.
And if this is a little too highfalutin for the fanboys and fangirls in the audience at the Brick, Mrs. Perfect is probably stirring up trouble in a van a few paces away.
Aguero's winner was the sort of goal prime time Rooney would specialise in, the angled run at pace away from a trail of defenders into the penalty area before the finish that was simply too powerful for United keeper David de Gea.
He knows exactly how to pace away from an awkward conversation.
Another chuha, almost identical to the first, sits in a jewelry stall a few paces away.
To a reporter seated a few paces away, Mr. Hussein appeared confused and shaken as he entered the courtroom, perhaps fearing the kind of summary justice Iraqis endured under his rule.
A few paces away was a store with the Air vxt II, Air Definition, Air Copious and Dart V Extra.
A few paces away strode Todd, an American staff sergeant who is one of a team of Special Forces trainers who have been coaching the Afghans since they completed their basic 10-week training at the army academy in Kabul nearly two months ago.
A few paces away, Vincent Cannato, 33, a guide with Big Onion Tours, waited in vain for people to take a historical tour of Lower Manhattan.
If you're both together in a group, lower your voice to half volume and say, "Hey, could I talk to you alone for a second?" and walk a few paces away.
