ETYM Italian, from Latin tempus. Related to Tense.
1. The rate of some repeating event; SYN. pace.
2. The speed at which a composition is to be played; SYN. pacing.
In music, the speed at which a piece should sound. Objectively, tempo corresponds to the repetition rate of an underlying beat, as established by the metronome. Subjectively, and in practice, tempo involves a balance of the mechanical beat value against the expressive demands of melody and rhythm.
muz. Brzina kretanja tonova, stepen brzine kojom se jedno muzičko delo izvodi (largo, adađo, andante, alegro, presto, vivaće); u igri, plesu: brzina kretanja;