a tempo

See also: atempo

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian a tempo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /a tɑ̃.po/

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Adverb

a tempo

1. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

Indonesian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Italian a tempo.

Adverb

a tempo

1. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

Further reading

• “a tempo” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

Italian

Etymology

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Adjective

a tempo (invariable)

1. (relational) time

   a tempo parziale ― part-time

Derived terms

• bomba a tempo

Adverb

a tempo

1. on time, in time (sufficiently early)

   Synonyms: in tempo, per tempo

2. in time (with the music)
3. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation (e.g. ritenuto, rallentando, accelerando, etc.)

Descendants

• Norwegian Bokmål: a tempo

Anagrams

• metopa, pomate

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

From Italian a tempo (“in time”), first part from Italian a (“in, at, to”), from Latin ad (“toward, to”), from Proto-Italic *ad (“toward, to”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd (“near, at”). Last part from Italian tempo (“time, age, period, tense”), from Latin tempus (“portion or period of time”), either from Proto-Indo-European *tempos (“to stretch, extend”), from *temp- (“to stretch, extend”), or from Proto-Indo-European *temh₂- (“to cut”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈtɛmpɔ/

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• Rhymes: -ɛmpɔ
• Hyphenation: a‧tem‧po

Adverb

a tempo

1. in time (with the music)
2. (music) return to normal tempo from a deviation

   Synonym: a battuta

References

• “a tempo” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
• “a_tempo” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).
• “a tempo” in Store norske leksikon

Anagrams

• tempoa