| NOUN | time | tempo, pacing | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played |
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| time | tempo, pace | the rate of some repeating event |
| Sounds | teh'mpow. | |
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| Rhymes | apropos ... zippo: 13 rhymes with pow... | |
| Meaning | (music) the speed at which a composition is to be played. | |
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| Synonym | pacing | |
| Category | music | An artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner |
| Narrower | accelerando | A gradually increasing / increasing tempo of music |
| allegretto | A quicker tempo than andante but not as fast as allegro | |
| allegro | A brisk and lively tempo | |
| andante | A moderately slow tempo (a walking pace) | |
| meno mosso | Played at reduced speed | |
| rubato | A flexible tempo | |
| Broader | musical time | (music) the beat of musical rhythm |
| Spanish | tempo, tiempo | |
| Catalan | tempo, temps | |
| Meaning | The rate of some repeating event. | |
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| Synonym | pace | |
| Narrower | beats per minute, bpm, metronome marking, M.M. | The pace of music measured by the number of beats occurring in 60 seconds |
| Broader | rate | A magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit |
| Spanish | ritmo, tempo | |
| Catalan | ritme | |
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