tempo
/ˈtempəʊ/ nounDefinition
SPEED [U, no plural] › the speed at which an activity happens: The tempo of the game increased in the second half.
MUSIC [C, U] formal › the speed of a piece of music
(Definition of tempo noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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