a tempo
adverb or adjective
a tem·po
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Definition of a tempo
: in time
—used as a direction in music to return to the original tempo
Examples of a tempo in a Sentence
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Alas, Thibaudet took too moderate a tempo and produced too light a touch to capture the thrill of the final movement. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "CSO review: A bracing evening of Gershwin, Ravel and Stravinsky," 14 July 2019 Kerr has credited him for taking great care of the ball and establishing a tempo on both ends of the floor. — Janie Mccauley, The Seattle Times, "Warriors suspend fiery Green 1 game for detrimental conduct," 14 Nov. 2018 Alternately, you can just get lost in a magazine, at a tempo of your choosing. — Sasha Chapin, New York Times, "Letter of Recommendation: Airport Layovers," 29 May 2018 Why waste a tempo on this as well as giving White a hook on his kingside? — Chris Chase, BostonGlobe.com, "Chess notes," 8 July 2018 And yet it is made from such ephemeral stuff: what appears to be a casually strung-together band of musicians, scattered through the rooms of an aging mansion, linked by A/V cords and a tempo the players drag along behind them. — Charles Desmarais, San Francisco Chronicle, "Scenes of a privileged paradise that can never be in Ragnar Kjartansson’s ‘Western Culture’," 25 May 2018 Turner follows in kind, transforming what looked to be a clear post-up into a tempo pick-and-roll. — Rob Mahoney, SI.com, "Nate McMillan and the Pacers' Ever-Surprising Out-of-Timeout Offense," 18 Jan. 2018 Thumping beats and funky synths propel the single’s melody, laying out a tempo-jumping playground for EXO’s vocals and raps as the track builds into its propulsive chorus. — Tamar Herman, Billboard, "EXO Drops New Japanese 'Electric Kiss' Music Video Ahead of 'Countdown' Album," 5 Dec. 2017 In essence, a capacity audience heard Cohen not only as soloist but as conductor, the clarinetist directing her colleagues to push a tempo or hold back, turn up the intensity or dial it down. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Anat Cohen celebrates 'Happy Song' on a grand scale," 8 Oct. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'a tempo.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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