tempo

noun

/ˈtempəʊ/

[countable, uncountable]

(plural tempos)

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(plural tempi
/ˈtempiː/

/ˈtempiː/
)
the speed or rhythm of a piece of music
- a slow/fast tempo
- It's a difficult piece, with numerous changes of tempo.
Wordfinder
- beat
- harmony
- melody
- music
- note
- rhythm
- sing
- tempo
- tone
- vocal
Extra Examples
- They took the last movement at an unusually slow tempo.
- The piece should be played at a fast tempo.
Topics Musicc2
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- brisk
- fast
- quick
- …
verb + tempo
- change
tempo + noun
- indication
- markings
- change
- …
preposition
- at a… tempo
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the speed of any movement or activity synonym pace1
- the increasing tempo of life in Western society
- Don’t let the other team dictate the tempo of the game.
Extra Examples
- They soon adapted to the tempo of life on the island.
- We need to step up the tempo of our information campaigns.
- What people liked about these films was their wit and tempo.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verb + tempo
- increase
- raise
- step up
- …
tempo + verb
- quicken
- slow
- change
- …
preposition
- tempo of
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Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus ‘time’.

单词	tempo
释义	tempo noun /ˈtempəʊ/ /ˈtempəʊ/ [countable, uncountable] (plural tempos) jump to other results (plural tempi /ˈtempiː/ /ˈtempiː/ ) the speed or rhythm of a piece of music a slow/fast tempo It's a difficult piece, with numerous changes of tempo. Wordfinder beat harmony melody music note rhythm sing tempo tone vocal Extra Examples They took the last movement at an unusually slow tempo. The piece should be played at a fast tempo. Topics Musicc2 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective brisk fast quick … verb + tempo change tempo + noun indication markings change … preposition at a… tempo See full entry the speed of any movement or activity synonym pace1 the increasing tempo of life in Western society Don’t let the other team dictate the tempo of the game. Extra Examples They soon adapted to the tempo of life on the island. We need to step up the tempo of our information campaigns. What people liked about these films was their wit and tempo. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverb + tempo increase raise step up … tempo + verb quicken slow change … preposition tempo of See full entry Word Originmid 17th cent. (as a fencing term denoting the timing of an attack): from Italian, from Latin tempus ‘time’.
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