up-tempo
adjective
up-tem·po
ˈəp-ˌtem-(ˌ)pō 
: having a fast-moving tempo
up-tempo music
an aggressive up-tempo style of basketball
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Despite not being the fastest skater, Mittelstadt kept up with the Avalanche’s up-tempo style well down the stretch and into the playoffs.
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Versatile enough to summon the up-tempo gospel passion of Aretha Franklin, Flack often favored a more reflective and measured approach.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
For many Jamaican kids in the United Kingdom, ska was mum-and-dad music rather than some dizzying new outlaw sound, but those same parents associated its up-tempo swing with the Jamaican Independence Act of 1962.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Model walked slowly, to a romantic Spanish-language song, contrasting some of the more up-tempo, strutting at other shows.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
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Shayna Goldman, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
Versatile enough to summon the up-tempo gospel passion of Aretha Franklin, Flack often favored a more reflective and measured approach.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
For many Jamaican kids in the United Kingdom, ska was mum-and-dad music rather than some dizzying new outlaw sound, but those same parents associated its up-tempo swing with the Jamaican Independence Act of 1962.
—Ian Penman, Harper's Magazine, 19 Feb. 2025
Model walked slowly, to a romantic Spanish-language song, contrasting some of the more up-tempo, strutting at other shows.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for up-tempo
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“Up-tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-tempo. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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