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Definition of a tempo adverb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

a tempo

adverb, adjective

/ɑː ˈtempəʊ/

/ɑː ˈtempəʊ/

(music, from Italian)

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at the previous speed
Word OriginItalian, literally ‘in time’.

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