Both Uses of
tempo
in
The Mill on the Floss
- " "Oh no, I shall not respect an Adam who drags the tempo, as you will," said Lucy, beginning to play the duet.†
Chpt 6.1
- Maggie could look at Stephen, which, for some reason or other she always avoided when they were alone; and he could even ask her to play his accompaniment for him, since Lucy's fingers were so busy with that bazaar-work, and lecture her on hurrying the tempo, which was certainly Maggie's weak point.†
Chpt 6.6 *
Definition:
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(tempo) the pace of something (time between events or subevents) -- especially the pace at which music is played