UP-TEMPO Meaning of UP-TEMPO in English ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷ nounEtymology: up (II) + tempo : a fast-moving tempo (as in jazz or popular music) Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012