alternatingtime
nounUK /ˈɔːltəneɪtɪŋ taɪm/
US /ˈɔːltərneɪtɪŋ taɪm/
A way of keeping time where two different beats take turns, like slow then fast, over and over.
The drummer played in alternating time, switching between a slow beat and a fast beat.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. A schedule in which two activities take turns in a repeating pattern.
The class had alternating time for reading and drawing.
3. In music, a pattern where the number of beats per measure keeps changing back and forth.
The song uses alternating time, going from three beats to four beats each bar.
4. A period shared by two groups who take turns using something.
The two teams had alternating time on the field.