tiempo
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Tiempo is the Spanish word for time or weather—two concepts linked by the shared sense of conditions that pass or prevail.
In music, tiempo refers to tempo or rhythm.
English speakers encounter it in phrases borrowed from Spanish: a tiempo (on time), hace buen tiempo (the weather is nice).
The word appears in contexts discussing Latin American culture, flamenco, or when code-switching between languages.
Device displaying time
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
- sundialShadow-based timekeeper
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
- watchPortable timekeeping device
calendar · stopwatch · timer · metronome · hour · minute · second · day
Distance between endpoints
- intervalDuration between two points
- lengthMeasure of extent
- periodPunctuation ending sentences
- stretchPull to extend
while · lapse · expanse · extent · chronology · timeline · lifespan · longevity
Distinct historical period
- ageDuration of existence
- centuryHundred-year span
- decadeTen-year span
- millenniumSpan of thousand years
eon · period · generation · antiquity · modernity · prehistoric · medieval · renaissance
Briefest unit of time
- junctureCritical point of decision
- occasionNotable event or moment
- pointExact location or meaning
- secondUnit smaller than minute
minute · flash · opportunity · turning point · crisis · episode · incident · event
Rhythmic pulse or strike
- cadenceRhythmic pulse or pattern
- paceSpeed of movement
- meterDevice that measures usage
- pulseArterial blood throb
timing · syncopation · groove · measure · swing · polyrhythm · backbeat · downbeat
clock
Device displaying time
- hourglassGravity-powered sand timer
- sundialShadow-based timekeeper
- chronometerPrecision timekeeping instrument
watch · calendar · stopwatch · timer · metronome · hour · minute · second · day · week
span
Distance between endpoints
stretch · while · lapse · expanse · extent · chronology · timeline · lifespan · longevity · brevity
epoch
Distinct historical period
millennium · eon · period · generation · antiquity · modernity · prehistoric · medieval · renaissance · colonial
instant
Briefest unit of time
second · minute · flash · opportunity · turning point · crisis · episode · incident · event · experience
beat
Rhythmic pulse or strike
pulse · timing · syncopation · groove · measure · swing · polyrhythm · backbeat · downbeat · rubato
spring
Recoiling metal spiral
harvest · sowing · planting · equinox · solstice · bloom · fallow · hibernation · migration · cycle
forecast
Prediction of future conditions
- drizzleVery light precipitation
- thunderstormViolent weather with lightning
- humidityMoisture in atmosphere
barometer · tornado · hurricane · cyclone · blizzard · sleet · overcast · sunshine · rainfall · dewpoint