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UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈtɛmpəʊ/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈtɛmpoʊ/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(tem′pō)

Inflections of 'tempo' (n):

tempos: npl

tempi: npl (Rare)

tem•po /ˈtɛmpoʊ/USA pronunciation n. [countable], pl. -pos, -pi /-pi/USA pronunciation .

Music and Dancethe rate of speed of a musical passage or work.
any normal rate or rhythm:the fast tempo of city life.

See -temp-.

tem•po (tem′pō),USA pronunciation n., pl. -pos, -pi (-pē).USA pronunciation

Music and Dancerelative rapidity or rate of movement, usually indicated by such terms as adagio, allegro, etc., or by reference to the metronome.
characteristic rate, rhythm, or pattern of work or activity:the tempo of city life.
Chessthe gaining or losing of time and effectiveness relative to one's continued mobility or developing position, esp. with respect to the number of moves required to gain an objective:Black gained a tempo.

Latin tempus time
Italian
1680–90

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

tempo /ˈtɛmpəʊ/ n ( pl -pos, -pi /-piː/)

the speed at which a piece or passage of music is meant to be played, usually indicated by a musical direction (tempo marking) or metronome marking
rate or pace

Etymology: 18th Century: from Italian, from Latin tempus time

'tempo' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

allemande - andante - a tempo - chemin de fer - direction - giusto - jazz up - meno - metronome - moderato - molto - movement - non troppo - primo - ricercare - rubato - sempre - sostenuto - t. - tempi - time - time value - a capriccio - allegretto - allegro - beat - build - cadence - common time - house music - istesso tempo, l' - jump - Laban dance notation system - l'istesso tempo - pace - paradiddle - paralanguage - prestissimo - presto - quick - rock steady - timing - up-tempo - veloce - waltz - sign - ska - stomp - straight - stretta

In Lists: Dance terms , Music terms, Music production, more...

Synonyms: pace, speed, meter, rate, time, more...

Collocations: need to speed up the tempo of [production, sales] , the tempo of the [game, match], was played at a [high] tempo, more...

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "tempo" in the title:

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City's life is in quick tempo.
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decreased tempo of the development
one tempo earlier than usual - baseball
referring to tempo (8’’ to 21’’)
Rhythm,tempo,pace,flow,beat
sets the tempo
tempo of the ensemble
tempo/pace
tempo/rhythm
Up-tempo music gets me energized

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