Tempo \Tem"po\, n. [It., fr. L. tempus. See {Tense}, n.] (Mus.) The rate or degree of movement in time. {A tempo giusto} (j[=oo]s"t[-o]) [It.], in exact time; -- sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a tempo rubato. {Tempo rubato}. See under {Rubato}.