metronomically
With mechanical regularity
In the manner of a metronome—with steady, precisely regular timing.
The term applies to music played with mechanical exactness, but extends to any rhythmic, unwavering action: She chopped vegetables metronomically, The rain fell metronomically against the window.
Often implies robotic regularity at the expense of natural variation.
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- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
- cyclicalRepeating in rounds
repetition · regularity · pacing · timing · swinging · pendulum · back-and-forth · alternating
Not varying or contradicting
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- evenUniform and level
uniform · unchanging · persistent · unfaltering · reliable · mechanical · robotic · clockwork
Rate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- timekeeperDuration-measuring person or device
- measureUnit of quantity
bar · time-signature · allegro · andante · adagio · presto · moderato · accelerando
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
- accurateConforming to fact
- systematicFollowing ordered procedures
deliberate · controlled · calculated · methodical · exacting · punctual · strict · regimented
pulse
Arterial blood throb
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- oscillationRepeated back-and-forth movement
- periodicityRecurring at regular intervals
cyclical · repetition · regularity · pacing · timing · swinging · pendulum · back-and-forth · alternating · recurring
consistent
Not varying or contradicting
- unwaveringSteady and unchanging
- regularOccurring at fixed intervals
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
even · uniform · unchanging · persistent · unfaltering · reliable · mechanical · robotic · clockwork · ticking
tempo
Rate of musical performance
- beatRhythmic pulse or strike
- rhythmPatterned stress and silence
- timekeeperDuration-measuring person or device
measure · bar · time-signature · allegro · andante · adagio · presto · moderato · accelerando · ritardando
exact
Perfectly correct, no deviation
- measuredCarefully considered, unhurried
- calibratedAdjusted for accuracy
- accurateConforming to fact
systematic · deliberate · controlled · calculated · methodical · exacting · punctual · strict · regimented · disciplined
metronomicallyerratically
In an inconsistent manner
irregularly · sporadically · unpredictably · haphazardly · randomly
metronomicallyrubato
Elastic musical timing
freely · expressively · organically · spontaneously · improvisationally
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