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up-tempo
[ uhp-tem-poh ]
noun
- a bouncy, fast tempo in music.
adjective
- characterized by a fast and bouncy tempo.
Word History and Origins
Origin of up-tempo1
Example Sentences
“Lynne has a dynamic and forward-thinking offensive mind, and her up-tempo style fits perfectly with the way we want to play,” Pebley said.
“I want to send people out with something up-tempo.”
The gloomy sci-fi aesthetic was finally punctured by an up-tempo performance from French band Phoenix, who tore into two hits.
In 1995 she and other transplanted Detroit skaters, who were used to up-tempo R&B, began to pool their money each week.
But the real gems are the demo and early session take for “Flesh for Fantasy,” which began as a searing, up-tempo number only to settle into the slower, more pronounced version that later took the music world by storm.
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