Collocations for tempo - noun
1. speed of an activity/event
ADJ.
increasing
VERB + TEMPO
increase, raise, step up
United stepped up the tempo in the second half.
United stepped up the tempo in the second half.
slow (down)
TEMPO + VERB
quicken | slacken | change
PHRASES
the tempo of life
They soon adapted to the tempo of life on the island.
They soon adapted to the tempo of life on the island.
2. speed of a piece of music
ADJ.
fast, quick | slow | moderate | waltz, etc.
VERB + TEMPO
change
TEMPO + NOUN
indications, markings
PREP.
at a … ~
They took the last movement at an unusually slow tempo.
They took the last movement at an unusually slow tempo.