Meanings
nounOPTEMPO (uncountable)
alternative optempo
- USuncountablegovernmentClipped compound of operations tempo.
“The air defense, artillery community is the most stressed. They have the highest ‘optempo’ really of any part of the Army,” Army Secretary Christine Wormuth said, using a phrase meaning the pace of operations.
2024 October 14, Lolita C. Baldor, quoting Christine Wormuth, “Sending a THAAD air defense system to Israel adds to strain on US Army forces”, in AP News
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OPTEMPO. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OPTEMPO
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“OPTEMPO.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OPTEMPO. Accessed November 3, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “OPTEMPO,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/OPTEMPO.
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