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
• Yet the breadth and the tempo of the changes were remarkable.
  — Zac Anderson, USA TODAY, 25 Jan. 2025
• The aim was to return the tempo to the same rate as when the song began.
  — Randall Roberts, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2021
• 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
• Do the Magic still need a point guard who can push tempo and touch the paint in the half court?
  — John Hollinger, New York Times, 16 June 2025
• Not like, score a lot, but just be in control of the game and in control of the tempo.
  — Shawn McFarland, courant.com, 23 Mar. 2021
• Sure, go for that tempo run and push your heart rate up.
  — Alli Harvey, Anchorage Daily News, 10 Apr. 2020
• 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
• The soundtrack is a funky kind of samba-soul and the vibe is just as up-tempo as the beat.
  — Angelina Villa-Clarke, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2022
• And of course there's melody and there's rhythm and tempo and all of that stuff, but to me, the story is what grabs me.
  — Steve Baltin, Forbes, 3 Oct. 2022
• The tempo was faster than any game that year for Louisville, but Evans felt right at home.
  — Cameron Teague Robinson, The Courier-Journal, 15 Apr. 2021
• There’s going to be times in the huddle where maybe the tempo’s not great.
  — Brad Biggs, chicagotribune.com, 9 Nov. 2021
• When the males pop alone, their timing and tempo varies.
  — Elizabeth Pennisi, Science | AAAS, 31 Mar. 2020
• 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
• If the tempo of the show starts to sag, a single quick glance between the two sparks a pickup in the pace.
  — Harvey MacKay, Star Tribune, 20 Sep. 2020
• But Osceola would control the tempo for the rest of the half.
  — Staff Reports, Orlando Sentinel, 7 Dec. 2024
• Everything—the light, the salt, the slowness—conspires to shift your inner tempo.
  — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
• The Sailors won the ensuing faceoff, and quickly turned up the tempo.
  — Brendan Connelly, Boston Herald, 2 June 2026
• Ngozi has a real sense of tempo and timing and agility with language.
  — David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 May 2026
• Goodrich slowed the tempo and added layers of strings, harp and glockenspiel atop McCartney’s moody bass line.
  — Stuart Miller, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
• If talks heat up, slow the tempo and breathe at home or at work.
  — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 28 May 2026
• Bednar’s white board during the playoffs never seems to have an answer for a team that takes away the rush, clogs the neutral zone and clamps down on the tempo.
  — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 27 May 2026