ritardando

Music becoming gradually slower ritardando in American English (ˌritɑːrˈdɑːndou, Italian ˌʀitɑːʀˈdɑːndɔ) adjective or adverb. Music. becoming gradually slower. [1805–15; ‹ It, ger.

To tear; break; rend; strike. To make an incision in the ground, with a spade or other instrument, as a line of direction for future delving or digging; rip; scratch; cut. noun A slight incision made in the ground, as with a spade; a scratch made on a board, etc. To dry (hemp or flax).

French term for "quicken"; same meaning as accelerando. Rallentando (rall.) Same as ritardando; a gradual slowing-down of the tempo. Ritardando (ritard.) Slowing down; a gradual holding-back of the tempo.

The abbreviation rit. means either ritardando (slowing down) or ritenuto (immediately slower).

In music, gradually diminishing the speed or tempo (similar words include Ritardo, Ritardare, Ritardato and Rallentando). In written music, it is often abbreviated to 'Rit'.

synonyms: rallentando, rit., ritenuto decreasing.

rite, custom, fashion, manners, habit.

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Often abbreviated to 'rall' on a score, rallentando is Italian for 'slowing down' – the opposite of accelerando. Rallentando has the same meaning as the term ritardando (often abbreviated to 'rit'), which also means 'delaying' or 'becoming slower', so you may see one or the other featured on a musical score.

rit Expression Markings

Ritardando – slowing down gradually; also see rallentando and ritenuto (abbreviations: rit., ritard.) sometimes replaces allargando.

ritardando - gradually getting slower. a tempo - return to the original speed.