a tempo

a tem·po

 (ä tĕm′pō)

adv. & adj. Music

In the tempo originally designated; resuming the initial tempo of a section or movement after a specified deviation from it. Used chiefly as a direction.

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[Italian : a, in + tempo, time.]

a tempo

(ɑː ˈtɛmpəʊ) music

adj, adv

(Classical Music) to the original tempo

n

(Classical Music) a passage thus marked

Also: tempo primo

[Italian: in (the original) time]

a tem•po

(ɑ ˈtɛm poʊ)
adv.

Music. resuming the original speed.

[1730–40; < Italian: in (the regular) time]