up-tempo

American  

[uhp-tem-poh] / ˈʌpˌtɛm poʊ /

noun

plural

up-tempos, up-tempi

1. a bouncy, fast tempo in music.

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adjective

1. characterized by a fast and bouncy tempo.

Etymology

Origin of up-tempo

First recorded in 1945–50

Example Sentences

“Their offense is hard to stop. We thought we’d be able to score with them and we couldn’t. We wanted to go up-tempo and we weren’t able to do that.”

From Los Angeles Times

Los Alamitos’ no-huddle, up-tempo offense started to cause problems for San Clemente’s defense.

From Los Angeles Times

The up-tempo tune depicts life growing up in a dreary community bereft of imagination or spirit and hammers home the record’s emotional restlessness: “Nothing but the dead and dying back in my little town.”

From The Wall Street Journal

They seem to move the ball pretty well in up-tempo situations, but coach Sean Payton doesn’t like to lean into that with any regularity.

From Los Angeles Times

So the challenge for these Broncos is to get their offense up to speed, which could mean more up-tempo play and relying more on the mobility of Nix, along with cleaning up the penalties, which have been a problem.

From Los Angeles Times