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)

1. carried out with no preparation; impromptu

Adverb

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

1. without preparation; extemporaneously

Noun

ex tempore (plural ex tempores)

1. Something improvised.

Finnish

Etymology

From Latin ex tempore.

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

ex tempore

1. ex tempore

Further reading

• “ex tempore”, in Kielitoimiston sanakirja [Dictionary of Contemporary Finnish]‎^[1] (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