a tempo
adverb or adjective
a tem·po
ä-ˈtem-(ˌ)pō 
: in time
—used as a direction in music to return to the original tempo
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a tempo
adverb or adjective
a tem·po
ä-ˈtem-pō
: in time
—used as a direction in music to return to the original speed
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