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Temporary vs Tempo - What's the difference?

temporary | tempo |

As nouns the difference between temporary and tempo

is that temporary is one serving for a limited time; short-term employee while tempo is .

As an adjective temporary

is not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.

temporary

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Not permanent; existing only for a period or periods of time.
  • Existing only for a short time or short times; transient, ephemeral.
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    Noun

    (temporaries)
  • One serving for a limited time; short-term employee.
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    tempo

    English

    Noun

    (en-noun)
  • a frequency or rate
  • 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 for him (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.
  • timing of a particular event – earlier or later than in an alternative situation (as in chess example)
  • 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)
  • A small truck of cargo van with three or four wheels, commonly used for commercial transport and deliveries (particularly in Asian and African countries)--a genericided trademark originally associated with Vidal & Sohn Tempo-Werke GmbH that manufactured such vehicles.
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