tempo

tem·po  (tmp)

n. pl. tem·pos or tem·pi (-p)

1. Music The speed at which music is or ought to be played, often indicated on written compositions by a descriptive or metronomic direction to the performer.

2. A characteristic rate or rhythm of activity; a pace: "the tempo and the feeling of modern life" Robert L. Heilbroner.

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[Italian, from Latin tempus, time.]

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tempo [tem-po, -pee]

Noun

pl -pi -pos

1. rate or pace: the slow tempo of change in an overwhelmingly rural country

2. the speed at which a piece of music is played or meant to be played [Italian]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tempo - (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played pacing music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner musical time - (music) the beat of musical rhythm accelerando - a gradually increasing tempo of music; "my ear will not accept such violent accelerandos" allegretto - a quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro allegro - a brisk and lively tempo andante - a moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) meno mosso - played at reduced speed; less rapid rubato - a flexible tempo; not strictly on the beat
	2.	tempo - the rate of some repeating event pace beats per minute, bpm, M.M., metronome marking - the pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected"

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tempo

noun pace, time, rate, beat, measure Prosody speed, metre, rhythm, cadence, pulse

Translations

tempo [pl tempos or tempi] [ˈtɛmpəu, ˈtɛmpiː] n → tempo;

(fig) [of life etc] → ritmo

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tempo [tempos or tempi , pl ] [ˈtɛmpəu, ˈtɛmpiː] n → tempo m (fig) [of life etc]; rythme m

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tempo [ˈtɛmpəu] [tempos or tempi , pl ] n (Mus), (fig); Tempo nt

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tempo [ˈtɛmpəu], tempos [ˈtɛmpəuz], tempi [ˈtɛmpiː] n → tempo;

(fig) [of life etc] → ritmo