The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries): a genericized trademark, originally associated with the manufacturer Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH.
The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
A frequency or rate.
A rapid rate of play by the offense resulting from reducing the amount of time which elapses after one play ends and the next starts.
The number of beats per minute in a piece of music; also, an indicative term denoting approximate rate of speed in written music (examples: allegro, andante)
A move which is part of one's own plan or strategy and forces, e.g. by means of a check or attacking a piece, the opponent to make a move which is not bad but of no use for him (the player gains a tempo, the opponent loses a tempo), or equivalently a player achieves the same result in fewer moves by one approach rather than another.
A temporary carport.
The time when something happens.
The synchronization of the firing of the spark plugs in an internal combustion engine.
The regulation of the pace of e.g. an athletic race, the speed of an engine, the delivery of a joke, or the occurrence of a series of events.
An instance of recording the time of something.