Definitions

1. noun

a tempo marking in music, indicating a change in tempo, or a musical composition written in varying tempos.

“The pianist carefully navigated the different tempi in the Chopin nocturne.”

2. noun

a time interval or duration, especially in music.

“The tempo was marked by the conductor to signal the beginning of the new tempi.”

3. noun

a period of time, especially in the past.

“The memories of the tempi gone by still lingered in her mind.”