tempo

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noun
Plural noun:
tempostempi
  1. 1.

    A frequency or rate.

    10 calls per hour isn't a bad start, but we'll need to up the tempo if we want to reach our target of selling insurance policies.

  2. 2.

    (chess) A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.

  3. 3.

    (bridge) The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.

  4. 4.

    The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation.

    the tempo effect in fertility measurements

  5. 5.

    (music) The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)

    The conductor asked the orchestra to increase the tempo.

    The song has a slow tempo that makes it relaxing.

    The dancer kept pace with the shifting tempo of the music.

  6. 6.

    (cycling) The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.

  7. 7.

    A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries).

  8. 8.

    (American football) A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.

  9. 9.

    A temporary carport.

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ine-pro Borrowed from Italian tempo, from Latin tempus (time). tense.

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