up-tempo

[ uhp-tem-poh ]

noun

, plural up-tem·pos, up-tem·pi [uhp, -tem-pee].

1. a bouncy, fast tempo in music.

adjective

1. characterized by a fast and bouncy tempo.

Word History and Origins

Origin of up-tempo¹

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

Turn Up the TunesStudies have found that up-tempo music can make you feel more energetic and put you in a better mood.

From The Daily Beast

His up-tempo songs had undercurrents of solitude, and the ballads that became his specialty were suffused with stoic desolation.

From The Daily Beast

It had an up-tempo, hip-hop influence and helped set the stage for what the Gaga sound was to become.

From The Daily Beast

By the time I debarked for the fifth time, I was whistling the tune with jazzy improvisations in a mixed-up tempo.

From Project Gutenberg