- a strong regular repeated pattern of sounds or movements
- to dance to the rhythm of the music
- I listened to the steady rhythm of her breathing.
- music with a fast/slow/steady rhythm
- I love these jazz rhythms.
- abnormal heart rhythms
- in rhythm He can't seem to play in rhythm.
- in rhythm with something The boat rocked up and down in rhythm with the sea.
- a dancer with a natural sense of rhythm (= the ability to move in time to a fixed beat)
Extra ExamplesTopics Musicb2- He was snapping his fingers in rhythm.
- Her feet made a steady rhythm as she walked.
- Her feet made a steady rhythm on the pavement.
- Her pencil tapped out a staccato rhythm on the desk top.
- I found myself swaying to the rhythm of the music.
- I like music with a good rhythm.
- There's rhythm in her movements.
- Try to disrupt your opponent's rhythm.
- Williams is having trouble finding her rhythm on the serve.
- the steady rhythm of his heartbeat
- Doctors discovered that he had an abnormal heart rhythm.
- She has a natural sense of rhythm.
- This piece of music has a very fast rhythm.
- You can't play drums because you have no sense of rhythm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- slow
- constant
- …
- develop
- fall into
- get into
- …
- section
- in (a) rhythm
- to a/the rhythm
- with a/the rhythm
- …
- a lack of rhythm
- a sense of rhythm
- a regular pattern of changes or events
- the rhythm of the seasons
- biological/body rhythms
- Lack of sleep can upset your daily rhythm.
- You'll soon get into a rhythm.
Extra Examples- part of the natural rhythm of life
- My body rhythms had not yet adapted to the ten-hour time difference.
- changes to our daily rhythms
- She soon settled into a regular rhythm.
- The movie follows the rhythms of a year on the farm.
- Cleaning up the house in the morning fell into an easy rhythm.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- fast
- slow
- constant
- …
- develop
- fall into
- get into
- …
- section
- in (a) rhythm
- to a/the rhythm
- with a/the rhythm
- …
- a lack of rhythm
- a sense of rhythm
Word Originmid 16th cent. (also originally in the sense ‘rhyme’): from French rhythme, or via Latin from Greek rhuthmos (related to rhein ‘to flow’).
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