NOUN
  • Definition - A frequency or rate.
  • Definition - A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
  • Definition - The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
  • Definition - The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
  • Definition - The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
  • Definition - The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
  • Definition - A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries): a genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
  • Definition - A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.
Words in your word
5 Letter Words
tempo 9
4 Letter Words
mope 8 poem 8 pome 8 temp 8 mote 6 poet 6 tome 6 tope 6
3 Letter Words
mop 7 pom 7 emo 5 met 5 mot 5 ope 5 opt 5 pet 5 pot 5 tom 5 top 5 toe 3
2 Letter Words
em 4 me 4 mo 4 om 4 op 4 pe 4 po 4 et 2 oe 2 te 2 to 2
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