noun
1 speed of an activity/event
VERB + TEMPO
▪ increase , raise ( esp. BrE ), step up , up ( esp. BrE )
▪
We need to step up the ~ of our information campaigns.
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The home side upped the ~ in the second half.
▪ slow , slow down
▪ vary
▪ control , dictate , set
▪
The Kenyan runner set the ~ from the start.
TEMPO + VERB
▪ quicken
▪ slow
▪ change
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
the ~ of the game
2 speed of a piece of music
ADJECTIVE
▪ brisk , fast , quick , upbeat
▪ slow
▪ moderate
▪ waltz , etc.
VERB + TEMPO
▪ change
TEMPO + NOUN
▪ indication , markings
▪ change , shift
PREPOSITION
▪ at a … ~
▪
They took the last movement at an unusually slow ~.