triple time
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of triple time
First recorded in 1655–65
Example Sentences
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It is in triple time, three strokes to a spike.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
Langston syncopates his verbal abstractions in double time and then triple time, delivering conundrums like: “Creative manners to skip and erase from moment to moment/abstract, realist, most problematic version of futurism.”
From New York Times ● Jun. 17, 2022
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
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
Outside, in the distance, someone plays a harmonica—a haunting tune in triple time, although I can’t place it.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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