TEMPO Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

tempo

noun

Definition of tempo

as in pace

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Recent Examples of tempo The researchers had initially suggested that Heap use a fast tempo to reflect infants’ heart rates, which are typically higher than adults’, but the theory clearly had its limits. — Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 17 Oct. 2026 Time unspools slowly, at an andante tempo, in her characters’ early years. — Heller McAlpin, Christian Science Monitor, 16 Oct. 2026 Critics say the cameras could help hold officers accountable and promote transparency at a time when the agency is operating at a high tempo across the country and increasingly accused of excessive use of force. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 With nearly 100,000 videos made to its official audio, the mid-tempo ballad has become a user favorite for soundtracking TV edits, clips of romantic yearning, and videos capturing the changing seasons. — Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 14 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for tempo

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Noun

At that pace over a full year, inflation would rise much more quickly than the Fed’s 2% target.

— Christopher Rugaber, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
That’s a troubling prospect, given the extent to which its rich valuation rests on expectations that its recent pace of growth will continue into the limitless future.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of pace

Noun

However, the announcement does not provide measured picking rates, error frequencies, or other performance results from the trial.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 29 Oct. 2026
If the rate change takes effect in 2027, Barbosa said the center will have to cut its patient load in half, particularly affecting older patients who rely on care close to home.

— Cindy Krischer Goodman, Sun Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of rate

Noun

In an era of baseball where launch angle and exit velocity are emphasized, home runs are prioritized and striking out has become far too acceptable, Simpson plays a different style.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
In addition, since all this debris is moving at orbital velocity, a fleck of paint traveling in the opposite direction to an operational satellite can hit it at a speed in excess of Mach 47.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of velocity

Noun

Copper interconnects face greater limitations as transmission speeds increase.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Some of this month’s incidents involved hackers using AI tools to hammer an organization’s digital defenses at machine speed; others resulted from plain human error.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 29 Oct. 2026

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