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ex tempore

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

adjective more ex tempore · most ex tempore · extempore

  1. carried out with no preparation; impromptu

adverb more ex tempore · most ex tempore · extempore

  1. without preparation; extemporaneously

noun ex tempores · extempore

  1. Something improvised.

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ex tempore. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ex%20tempore

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@misc{ex_tempore_2026,
  title = {ex tempore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ex%20tempore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}