up-tempo

adjective

up-tem·po ˈəp-ˌtem-(ˌ)pō

: having a fast-moving tempo

up-tempo music

an aggressive up-tempo style of basketball

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Led by Lukacs, the Cougars play an exciting brand of up-tempo basketball, with Marcus Wagner, Kamel Johnson, Jayden Stewart and others providing scoring and defense. —

Christian Babcock, The Mercury News, 24 Jan. 2025 Kim Caldwell coaches a springy, up-tempo Volunteers team that leads the country in both field goal attempts and made 3-pointers per game. —

Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025 With nine youngsters on the bench and central midfielder Lewis Cook at right-back, Iraola told his players to stick to their hard-running, high-pressing, up-tempo game and blitz Newcastle from the off. —

Matt Slater, The Athletic, 19 Jan. 2025 One night a song has drums and is a fast, up-tempo song. —

Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for up-tempo