up tempoadj.adv.
/ˌʌp ˈtɛmpəʊ/, U.S. /ˌəp ˈtɛmpoʊ/ Music.
Of music, etc.: characterized by or played at a fast tempo.
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runningc1440
pronto1724
adagio1729
andante1742
amoroso1764
tittuping1772
allegretto1783
allegro1794
largo1795
andantino1819
furioso1823
adagietto1841
accelerando1842
rubato1846
bright1872
mosso1876
ritenuto1876
vivace1922
motoric1937
mouvementé1938
tranquillo1939
up tempo1948
downtempo1957
society > leisure > the arts > music > musical sound > duration of notes > tempo > [adverb] > specific tempo
largo1683
allegrettoc1710
allegro1721
furioso1823
precipitato1876
ricky-tick1942
up tempo1948
1948 Down Beat 19 May 13 ‘Sleeps’ is an up tempo thing by Norvo.
1958 A. Morgan in P. Gammond Decca Bk. Jazz xii. 139 None..has achieved the same degree of tension.., a feeling which is more obvious in such up~tempo excursions as Cherokee.
1961 Down Beat 19 Jan. 31 ‘Sesame’, in particular, is swift-moving and taken up~tempo.
1968 Times 22 Nov. 9/3 The flip side of Hey Jude was an up-tempo song called Revolution.
1976 New Musical Express 17 Apr. 19/6 It's uptempo with a rather slight melody.
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adj.adv.1948