rubato
About 0.07 uses per million words.
Meaning
- noun A tempo in which strict timing is relaxed, the music being played near, but not on, the beat.
Similar words
broken time syncope plagiarhythm semi-harmonic impromptu thief in the night contrapposto off-note misbeat rip-off
Often followed by
in and is of style to that or as
Word family
rubati rubatos
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