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high-tempo

high-tempo adjective: fast, quick.

Adjective

high-tempo (not comparable)

  1. fast, quick
    • But as the half progressed, Liverpool's pressure and high-tempo passing game increased United's frustration and it threatened to boil over on the stroke of half-time when Van Persie, who had already been booked, was involved in angry verbal exchanges with several Liverpool players, particularly...2013 September 1, Phil McNulty, BBC Sport

Questions about high-tempo

What does high-tempo mean?
High-tempo means fast, quick.
What part of speech is high-tempo?
High-tempo is an adjective.

Words near high-tempo in the dictionary

  1. high-tech savvy
  2. high-techness
  3. high-temperature superconductivity
  4. high-temperature superconductor
  5. high-temperature superconductors
  6. high-tempo
  7. high-tension
  8. high-test
  9. high-test peroxide
  10. high-test peroxides
  11. high-ticket

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