triple time
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of triple time
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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I would end up singing everything in triple time to get to the meal.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 23, 2026
The second movement, a galloping scherzo in triple time, was brimming with character, and benefited greatly from Cox’s locomotive approach.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 8, 2022
He exploited time signatures and forms; for “Night Music,” he wrote a waltz, two sarabandes, two mazurkas, a polonaise, an étude and a gigue — nearly an entire score written in permutations of triple time.
From New York Times ● Nov. 26, 2021
Her flow — a laid-back drawl that she sometimes smoothed out to a harmonious lilt or speeded up triple time in whiplash fury — stood on its own, inspiring a new generation of female rappers.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2017
My heart was beating triple time, waiting to see who’d sent it.
From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen
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