a tempo


a tem·po

A0494200 (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.
[Italian : a, in + tempo, time.]

a tempo

(ɑː ˈtɛmpəʊ) musicadj, adv (Classical Music) to the original tempon (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]