ex tempore

See also: extempore

English

Alternative forms

extempore

Etymology

From Latin ex (“immediately after”) + tempore, ablative singular of tempus (“time", "opportunity", "occasion”).

Adjective

ex tempore (comparative more ex tempore, superlative most ex tempore)

carried out with no preparation; impromptu

Adverb

ex tempore (comparative more ex tempore, superlative most ex tempore)

without preparation; extemporaneously

Noun

ex tempore (plural ex tempores)

Something improvised.

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin ex tempore.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈeksˌtempore/, [ˈe̞ks̠ˌte̞mpo̞re̞]
IPA^(key): /ˈeksˌtemporeː/, [ˈe̞ks̠ˌte̞mpo̞re̞ː]

Adverb

ex tempore

ex tempore

Further reading

“ex tempore”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎ (in Finnish) (online dictionary, continuously updated), Kotimaisten kielten keskuksen verkkojulkaisuja 35, Helsinki: Kotimaisten kielten tutkimuskeskus (Institute for the Languages of Finland), 2004–, retrieved 2023-07-02

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