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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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For the Air Force, however, the high tempo of combat operations began 26 years ago, with enforcement of the no-fly zone in Iraq after Desert Storm.
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Strode’s workout was intense, including an up-tempo set of squats, tricep dips and lunges.
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Tallon said the Panthers didn’t make Jagr an offer because new coach Bob Boughner wants an up-tempo, faster, in-your-face attack, traits that the certain Hall of Famer didn’t necessarily need to amass 765 goals, the third most in NHL history.
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Orlando Pride players pushed each other during an up tempo Fourth of July training session, challenging each other after a two-day break.
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The tempo of airstrikes was so great Monday that coalition aircraft couldn't keep up with the requests for air support from Iraqi ground forces.
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As Showalter has said many times, tempo is everything.
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From the spacing of the offense down through the team’s preferred tempo, Houston’s system is a vehicle for Harden, where the contributions of others are directly tied into exploiting his strengths and masking his weaknesses.
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Tillerson is not a politician, and his step-by-step approach to evaluating job candidates may not always fit the expected tempo or political imperatives of Washington, senior aide R.C. Hammond said.
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Origin and Etymology of tempo
Italian, literally, time, from Latin tempus
TEMPO Defined for English Language Learners
tempo
playDefinition 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
TEMPO Defined for Kids
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playDefinition of tempo for Students
tempi
\-ˌpē\ ortempos
: 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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