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Meaning of three-quarter time | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A time signature of a composition indicating three quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure.
countable, uncountable
The interval between the third and fourth quarters of a sports match.
countable, uncountable

Examples

“2019 Ben Guthrie, AFL to enact heat policy for JLT this weekend Australian Football League, 1 March 2019. Accessed 13 May 2019. The quarter-time and three-quarter time breaks will run for eight minutes (increased from six minutes), while the half-time changeover period has been extended to 22 minutes rather than the usual 20 minutes.”

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

See also

three-quarters three-revert rule three-ring three-ring circus three-second rule three-shot