three-four time

noun

1. Often shortened to: three-four. Also called (esp US and Canadian): three-quarter time. music a form of simple triple time in which there are three crotchet beats to the bar, indicated by the time signature

Example Sentences

The structure of the waltz is little more than movement in three-four time, a very natural human rhythm, so natural you hardly need to think about it.

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Hang-ups fly away in three-four time.

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In the Ravel second half of the program, two waltz-centered scores preceded “Bolero,” which, though a Spanish dance form, also happens to be in three-four time.

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Dudamel found the novel solution of maintaining a sense of continual three-four time over a changing landscape, as though couples kept waltzing on a cruise ship as it sailed over rocky and smooth seas.

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With his heart beating in three-four time, Tackett finished the set, then met Haynes.

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