a tempo

[ ah-tem-poh; Italian ah-tem-paw ]
/ ɑˈtɛm poʊ; Italian ɑˈtɛm pɔ /

adverb Music.

resuming the speed obtained preceding ritardando or accelerando.

Origin of a tempo

1730–40; < Italian: in (the regular) time

Words nearby a tempo

a star, a stitch in time saves nine, a streetcar named desire, a supply, a team, a tempo, a tergo, a thing of beauty is a joy forever, a time to be born and a time to die, a to j, a vinculo matrimonii

British Dictionary definitions for a tempo

a tempo
/ (ɑː ˈtɛmpəʊ) music /

adjective, adverb

to the original tempo

noun

a passage thus marked
Also: tempo primo

Word Origin for a tempo

Italian: in (the original) time