English Explanatory Dictionary

ex tempore

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. carried out with no preparation; impromptu
adv
  1. without preparation; extemporaneously
noun
  1. Something improvised.

Word forms

ex tempore more ex tempore most ex tempore extempore ex tempores

Etymology

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

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