tempo

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   A frequency or rate.
2. 2
   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 (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.
3. 3
   The timing advantage of being on lead, thus being first to initiate a strategy to develop tricks for one's side.
4. 4
   The timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
5. 5
   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)
6. 6
   The steady pace set by the frontmost riders.
7. 7
   A small truck or cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries).
8. 8
   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.
9. 9
   A temporary carport.
10. 10
    A type of car shelter, a temporary kit-built prefabricated steel-framed high tunnel peaked hoop house with an impermeable translucent plastic fabric cover, and flap doors.

Proper noun

1. 1
   A female given name.