slower tempo

collocation in English

meaningsofslowandtempo

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slow
adjective
uk
/sləʊ/us
/sloʊ/
moving, happening, or doing something without ...
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tempo
noun
uk
/ˈtem.pəʊ/us
/ˈtem.poʊ/
the speed at which an ...
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(Definition ofslowandtempofrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofslower tempo

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When theslowertempowheel's hole is aligned with the light source and the photodetector, the light can pass through several pitch wheel holes.
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The war, too, was far less widespread and of muchslowertempo.
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The remix version of the track contains aslowertempothen that of the original.
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The performance of ajat semain is done inslowertempoand with graceful movements.
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The third type (strathspey) has a muchslowertempoand a more tempered, stately feel.
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The original song also has a bitslowertempocompared to the re-recorded version.
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It features strings and has aslowertempo.
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The newer version has aslowertempoand slightly rougher sound.
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It features aslowertempoand call and response vocalization.
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The acoustic folk ballad features aslowertempoand a sparse arrangement.
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It's characterized byslowertempoand rapping than usual, often combined with lyrics of political content.
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Unlike some of the post-punk albums of the period, some of the songs tend towards aslowertempo.
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The constant initially is set to 5; by varying it from 0 to 9 the game can be adjusted from faster toslowertempo.
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The "morna" would be, then, a cross between the "choros" and the "lundum", with aslowertempoand a more complex harmonic structure.
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It has very similar lyrics, an identical chorus, and similar chord progressions, but at aslowertempo.
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They claimed that due to this some members of their audience were unsatisfied and that the new material was dulled by aslowertempoand a love-letter lyrical style.
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This, along with the slightlyslowertempoand instrumental style, gives the song an even more pronounced reggae feel.
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In tandem with theslowertempo, the band dragged the syllables of each word out in order to emphasize the world-weariness of the song's lyric.
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At least since the 13th century, melismatic chant of the cathedral rite had been notated with abbreviations or ligatures (slow) which presumably indicated a change to aslowertempo.
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