tempo
Example Sentences
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This summer's World Cup will see a high number of law changes, primarily around eradicating tactics to slow the tempo of play and waste time.
From BBC • May 31, 2026
There really is something undeniably moving about the track’s three opening chords: their warmth, the unhurried tempo, the gentle tone of the Rhodes electric piano.
From Los Angeles Times • May 19, 2026
Her performance is a cross between an AA meeting and The Exorcist, as dancers in plastic chairs twitch and shake to the song's ever-changing tempo.
From BBC • May 15, 2026
Most of the tracks fell within a tempo range of about 120-140 beats per minute.
From Science Daily • May 9, 2026
Quick and frequent changes of expression—Dramatic dynamics, tempo changes.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
Vocabulary lists containing tempo
It's About Time: Chron and Temp
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Music - Introductory
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Music - Middle School
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