# upbeat

Pronunciation: say "UP-beet" US /ˈʌpˌbit/, UK /ˈʌpbiːt/

## Adjective

1. Positive, lively, or perky in tone, attitude, or mood.
   - Simple: Happy and hopeful, or full of energy, in how you sound or feel.
   - _Despite a slow quarter, the CEO stayed upbeat about the company's prospects for next year._
   - _Her latest letters from the hospital were more upbeat than anything she had written in months._
2. Moving at a fast pace or tempo; having a quick beat.
   - Simple: Played or moving at a fast speed, with a quick beat.
   - _The pianist took the waltz at an upbeat tempo, far quicker than the composer intended._
   - _Although the lyrics are heartbreaking, the song itself is upbeat, driven by a fast, pounding drum line._

## Noun

3. An unaccented beat that begins a phrase of music.
   - Simple: A weak beat that starts a short part of a piece of music.
   - _The violins enter on the upbeat, a quiet lead-in before the full orchestra lands on the downbeat._
   - _The anthem opens with a short upbeat that leads into the first strong note of the melody._

## Origin

Formed from the prefix up- and beat.

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/upbeat (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).