ritardando

English

Alternative forms
  • Abbreviation: rit

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian ritardando, gerund of ritardare (“to delay, to slow down”).

Adverb

ritardando (not comparable)

  1. (music) Gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music, especially at the end of the piece.

Antonyms

Adjective

ritardando (not comparable)

  1. (music) Having a gradually decelerating tempo.

Noun

ritardando (plural ritardandos)

  1. (music) An instance of gradually decelerating the tempo of a piece of music.

Italian

Verb

ritardando

  1. gerund of ritardare
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