First Known Use: 1834
Dictionary
a tempo
adverb or adjective a tem·po \ä-ˈtem-(ˌ)pō\
Definition of A TEMPO
: in time —used as a direction in music to return to the original tempo
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Origin of A TEMPO
Italian
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