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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The Bulls have relied heavily on 3-point shooting this season to maintain an up-tempo, gunslinging style.
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Indiana wants to play an up-tempo style while also keeping the minutes of their star players in check.
—Tony East, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Because of the Pacers’ up-tempo pace, Spoelstra went away from the double-big look of Bam Adebayo and Ware to start the third quarter and instead staggered Adebayo and Ware’s minutes for most of the second half until late in the contest.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
The team that scored 80-plus points at will with an up-tempo offense led by senior stars KK Lacanlale and Dulci Vail?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
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Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 7 Mar. 2025
Indiana wants to play an up-tempo style while also keeping the minutes of their star players in check.
—Tony East, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
Because of the Pacers’ up-tempo pace, Spoelstra went away from the double-big look of Bam Adebayo and Ware to start the third quarter and instead staggered Adebayo and Ware’s minutes for most of the second half until late in the contest.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
The team that scored 80-plus points at will with an up-tempo offense led by senior stars KK Lacanlale and Dulci Vail?
—Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 2 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for up-tempo
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“Up-tempo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/up-tempo. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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