How to Use tempo in a Sentence

tempo

noun

• The tempo of the game slowed down.
• The song has a slow tempo.
• We walked at a fast tempo.
• The dance starts out fast and then switches tempo.
• The composition has many changes of tempo.
• Payne pushed the tempo as the Suns played faster with him in the lineup.
  — Duane Rankin, The Arizona Republic, 15 May 2023
• So the West Coast was always like, take the tempo down, right?
  — Cecily Cruz, ABC News, 9 Aug. 2023
• But though the tempo of her music was fast, the vibe was placid.
  — Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 10 Nov. 2023
• The tempo tracks my reps and gives feedback on my form.
  — The Glamour Editors, Glamour, 4 Jan. 2023
• From there, the Bobcats controlled the tempo much of the rest of the period.
  — Tony Garcia, Detroit Free Press, 7 Apr. 2023
• Home in on your tempo and add a pause halfway through the lift to keep your hips in the right place.
  — Brett Williams, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• Fukushima: One of the unique things about the song is how the tempo drops way down during the chorus.
  — Billboard Japan, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024
• And the tempo of the song starts out slow but then gets very fast very quickly … boom boom boom.
  — Barbra Streisand, Vulture, 7 Nov. 2023
• There’s no game where the tempo is more important than The Game.
  — Stephen Means, cleveland, 26 Nov. 2022
• As the tempo rose, a perimeter of cellphone screens formed around them.
  — Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
• The Horned Frogs want to push the tempo and force Michigan to operate at a faster pace.
  — Paul Myerberg, USA TODAY, 27 Dec. 2022
• Louisville, which never trailed in the game, turned up the intensity and controlled the tempo for the rest of the game.
  — Alexis Cubit, The Courier-Journal, 15 Dec. 2022
• My impression was that Bob likes a slow tempo for the songs, and Phil likes it a bit faster.
  — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 19 Oct. 2022
• Kelly had the Bruins playing with high tempo for most of the night.
  — J. Brady McCollough, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2023
• Feeling the tempo, the crowd’s pulse, Brown prepared to raise it all even higher.
  — BostonGlobe.com, 5 Jan. 2023
• Richie even chimed in a time or two, nudging Lawson to stay on tempo or pitch.
  — Mary Colurso | [e-mail], al, 20 Mar. 2023
• This tempo is achieved by doubling the number of crews assigned to any one ship.
  — Kyle Mizokami, Popular Mechanics, 1 May 2023
• What are the keys to having an up tempo, maybe even a no huddle offense in middle of the game?
  — Michael Niziolek, cleveland, 12 Oct. 2022
• All the motions, shifts and tempo, all that is eye candy to put him in a position to beat you.
  — al, 6 Oct. 2022
• The Bulls are trying to become a more up-tempo team, but the challenge is playing with so much size.
  — Gary Washburn, BostonGlobe.com, 5 Nov. 2022
• What’s more, the tempo a composer hears in his head tends to be faster than what works in practice.
  — Jeffrey Gantz, BostonGlobe.com, 26 Feb. 2023
• Long runs and tempo runs are key to building your ability to hold a strong pace.
  — Mark Coogan, Outside Online, 22 Feb. 2023
• Kelly’s ability to control the tempo helped secure the win for the Bucs.
  — al, 31 Jan. 2023
• Get the most out of the move by performing the exercise at a slow, controlled tempo.
  — Tony Gentilcore, Men's Health, 30 Nov. 2022
• Across much of the front line dividing Russian and Ukrainian forces, the tempo of the conflict has slowed.
  — Stephen Fidler, WSJ, 26 Dec. 2022

Last Updated: 3 May 2024