ex tempore

adjective

carried out with no preparation; impromptu

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OriginLatin ex →
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Meanings

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

comparative more ex tempore · superlative most ex tempore · alternative extempore

  1. carried out with no preparation; impromptu
adverbex tempore (comparative more ex tempore, superlative most ex tempore)

comparative more ex tempore · superlative most ex tempore · alternative extempore

  1. without preparation; extemporaneously
nounex tempore (plural ex tempores)

plural ex tempores · alternative extempore

  1. Something improvised.

Synonyms & antonyms

adverbwithout previous consideration

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ad libextemporaneouslyimpromptu

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Latinex“immediately after”
  2. Englishex tempore

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

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“ex tempore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20tempore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ex tempore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ex%20tempore.

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