increase the tempo

/ɪnˈkriːs ðə ˈtɛmpoʊ/

verb phrase

  1. To make music faster by raising its number of beats per minute.

    B1

    transitive

    • "The conductor increased the tempo during the final section."B1
    • "The pianist gradually increased the tempo to create a feeling of excitement."B2

  2. To make an activity or process happen more quickly or with greater intensity.

    B2

    transitiveformal

    • "The team increased the tempo after halftime."B1
    • "The coach decided to increase the tempo of the training session to improve the players' endurance."B2
    • "The company must increase the tempo of innovation if it wants to remain competitive."C1

noun

  1. Tempo is the speed at which music or an activity takes place; in this expression, increasing it means making things faster.

    B2

    uncountable

    • "The song has a slow tempo at first."A2
    • "A higher tempo can make the exercise more demanding."B1

Collocations

increase the tempo of trainingincrease the tempo of operationsincrease the tempo graduallyincrease the tempo of a songincrease the tempo of work