Affrettando

/ˌæfrɛtˈɑndoʊ/ adverb

A musical direction meaning to gradually speed up or hurry the tempo slightly.

From Italian 'affrettando,' derived from 'affrettare' (to hurry), with roots in 'a-' + 'fretta' (haste or hurry). It entered English music terminology in the 1800s.

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