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Examples of tempo in a Sentence
The song has a slow tempo.
The composition has many changes of tempo.
We walked at a fast tempo.
The tempo of the game slowed down.
The dance starts out fast and then switches tempo.
Recent Examples of tempo from the Web
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Junior Abby Walheim typically dominates draw controls, which allowed Villa to control the tempo in the semifinals win over Radnor.
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That might be premature, as Tunisia has the smarts to slow the tempo of the game and cause trouble.
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Director Gigi Fusco Meese has assembled a superlative cast of enthusiastic actors to keep the tempo humming.
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On the final two takes, Coltrane ticks the tempo up higher, and slashes boldly without a piano beneath him.
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The penalty came after the NFL Players Association filed a complaint against the Ravens over the intensity and tempo of drills conducted at their offseason camps, as well as the length of time players spent at the team's facility.
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Like many body functions, sleep is regulated by exposure to light, which sets a biological tempo called the circadian rhythm.
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That record was a much more complex release for the group, with more breakdowns and section/tempo changes.
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Members of the Native Howl, from Leonard in northeast Oakland County, blend the precision and melodicism of bluegrass with the intense tempo and energy of thrash metal.
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Origin and Etymology of tempo
Italian, literally, time, from Latin tempus
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First Known Use: circa 1724
in the meaning defined at sense 1
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Definition of tempo for English Language Learners
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: the speed at which a musical piece is played or sung
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: the speed at which something moves or happens
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Definition of tempo for Students
plural tempi
\-ˌpē\
or tempos
: the rate of speed at which a musical composition is played or sung
Word Root of tempo
The Latin word tempus, meaning “time,”and its form temporis give us the roots temp and tempor. Words from the Latin tempus have something to do with time. Something temporary lasts only a short time. Someone or something contemporary lives or occurs at the same time as someone or something else. A tempo is the speed at which music is performed in time.
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