tempo
Example Sentences
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This year, it’s a total free-for-all, as competitors scramble to keep a minimum tempo of 120 beats per minute for 2 minutes and 50 seconds.
Virgo's voice came with a sing-song tempo, rising and falling in that familiar brogue.
From BBC
It was vintage Djokovic, but Alcaraz came storming back, upping the tempo to break for 2-1 in the second set, pumping his fist when he saved a break point and held in the next game.
From Barron's
Root all touch and timing, getting the tempo of his innings just right, on a low, slow turner.
From BBC
Some have speculated that the teeth-rattling cold, which reached minus 21 degrees on a recent morning, colder than northern Alaska, might freeze the tempo of operations and bring calm.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.