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
• 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
• Knight urged his team to keep the tempo up and not fall for the tricks the Sentinels were throwing at them.
  — The Salt Lake Tribune, 30 Oct. 2021
• Real Madrid raise the tempo of their play and find him in space on the left wing.
  — Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 10 Jan. 2026
• Some switch up color and tempo to keep your brain working hard.
  — New Atlas, 8 Jan. 2026
• He’s gotten used to playing the tempo.
  — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 7 Jan. 2026
• His speed in the open floor, his willingness to push tempo and his ability to organize an offense when things get chaotic.
  — C.j. Holmes, New York Daily News, 2 Jan. 2026