'Tempo rubato' definitions:

Definition of 'Tempo rubato'

From: GCIDE
  • Tempo \Tem"po\, n. [It., fr. L. tempus. See Tense, n.] (Mus.) The rate or degree of movement in time. [1913 Webster]
  • A tempo giusto (j[=oo]s"t[-o]) [It.], in exact time; -- sometimes, directing a return to strict time after a tempo rubato.
  • Tempo rubato. See under Rubato. [1913 Webster]