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cadence

cadence

4 5.5
A regular schedule of activities like meetings and updates
  • noun
  • /ˈkeɪdəns/
  • Jargon
translation icon : ritmo
  • To maintain an effective workflow, we need to set a clear cadence for our communication throughout the project.
  • a comfortable cadence
  • cadence and length
  • cadence and step

I've been regulated my whole life and I understand the cadence of how regulators work.

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Examples

  • So I would argue whether your cadence was an hour a week you worked on your business or two hours a week, probably even better to work on your business.

  • I believe the mishandling and the cadence in the way that these legal cases played out played a big role in his re election.

  • And I think it's a function of the cadence of media.

  • And when I found that joy and when I found that right kind of cadence, man, I was happy.

  • What's the cadence of those meetings?

  • So having an annual cadence gives enough diversity of the science program to allow, you know, the science to evolve naturally.

  • OK, So the first one, six in, six out, that's our regular daytime office working cadence, like ideal.

  • You are going to feel the lift of everyone around you also in this cadence of change and stepping it up and doing new things and going to school.

  • Stride length was calculated from the cadence and distance walked per minute.

    Academic text (1995)
  • Now, if you're over-striding, if your cadence is too slow, it can cost you a quarter of a second the whole race.

Synonyms

rhythm
vscadence
301 3.3

A regular pattern of sounds and movements, often in music or dance

is used for planned team schedules and sequences rather than artistic patterns
cadency
vscadence
  • Specialized
9.9

A regular rhythm that repeats in music, speech, or movement

is a planned sequence of team activities rather than a general rhythmic quality

Antonyms

31 6.2

Acting on a sudden feeling without planning or thought

7 3.8

A lack of order or system that makes things untidy

Compounds

amen cadence
  • Specialized
9.9

A musical ending in church music where singers finish by singing Amen

plagal cadence
  • Specialized
9.9

A chord change from the fourth chord to the main chord that ends church songs

How Regular

schedule
1.6
cadence
  • Jargon
4 5.5
steady pace
5 2.7
one-off
8 5.6

Surface Forms

cadence singular
cadences plural

Etymology

When used for schedules, cadence still links to Latin cadere 'to fall'. Think of tasks or meetings that 'fall into' a regular beat — a team's cadence is the steady rhythm or routine that events follow.